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Military
Philippe Clave
1916–1996French soldier (1916-1996)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Hostun, Drôme
Hostun has just one famous person to its name: Philippe Clave
Philippe Clave, the French soldier, was born in 1916. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in an article in one language. A short trip away, Romans-sur-Isère (7 mi) counts 44 famous people, Érik Comas among them.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe Clave
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1916
Philippe Clave
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Hostun
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Hostun, with how many people each has.
Romans-sur-Isère · 7 miÉrik Comas & 43 more
Saint-Marcellin · 10 miFrançois Delattre & 15 more
Bourg-de-Péage · 7 miRomain Ghanem Saïss & 12 moreJLSaint-Jean-en-Royans · 5 miJoseph Lamberton & 4 more
Chatte · 8 miClément Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin & 1 more
Peyrins · 9 miNathalie ArthaudJQAlixan · 10 miJérôme François QuiotQuestions about famous people from Hostun
Who is the most famous person from Hostun?
Philippe Clave (French soldier (1916-1996)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Hostun?
1 people born in Hostun have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Hostun known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Hostun?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hostun itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Érik Comas: Nuvolari72, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Delattre: Clergier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romain Ghanem Saïss: Nawfel Ajari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clément Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin: Vincendon_dumoulin.jpg : Astrocytome ] derivative work: TCY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathalie Arthaud: Kokluts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.