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Famous people · Montélimar, Drôme

Athletes stand out among the 66 famous people born in Montélimar

Articles in 36 languages make the French racing driver Charles Pic the best known. Behind the leader come Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond and Michèle Rivasi. Montélimar ranks 2nd of the 86 towns in Drôme with anyone listed. Over 299 years of births, the list goes from François César de Moreton de Chabrillan (1701) to Pauline Roussin (2000).

#1 best knownCharles PicSports · born 1990
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Born here
66
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Pic
36 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1701
François César de Moreton de Chabrillan
Youngest
2000
Pauline Roussin
Most common field
Sports
20 people

What stands out about Montélimar’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Montélimar is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Montélimar’s famous people were born

The 1980s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000Michèle RivasiSylvain GuintoliBarthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusicFaithNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Montélimar

By how many languages cover them, Charles Pic comes first (36), then Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (18) and Michèle Rivasi (16).

Charles Pic#1
Sports

Charles Pic

born 1990

French racing driver

36 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
BS#2
Science & Medicine

Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond

1741–1819

French geologist

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MR#3
Politics & Law

Michèle Rivasi

1953–2023

French politician (1953–2023)

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Montélimar

Still to come: 63 more, from 1701 to 2000.

Sylvain Guintoli

Sylvain Guintoli

born 1982

French motorcycle racer

Michel Vauzelle

Michel Vauzelle

born 1944

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Antoine Eugène Genoud

Antoine Eugène Genoud

1792–1849

French politician (1792-1849)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MJ

Marianne James

born 1962

French singer and actress

Tristan Flore

Tristan Flore

born 1995

French table tennis player

Jean-Marc Micas

Jean-Marc Micas

born 1963

French religious priest and Roman Catholic bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes

Charles Moulin

Charles Moulin

1909–1992

French actor (1909–1992)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
FB

Fouad Bouguerra

born 1981

Algerian and French association football player

LD

Louis Deschamps

1846–1902

French painter (1846-1902)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
TC

Thierry Cornillet

born 1951

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Franck Reynier

Franck Reynier

born 1965

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Virginie Lagoutte-Clément

Virginie Lagoutte-Clément

born 1979

Professional golfer

MT

Marco Tauleigne

born 1993

French rugby union player (1993-)

Pierre de Lauzun

Pierre de Lauzun

born 1949

French essayist, civil servant, and financial expert

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
KT

Kévin Testud

born 1992

French association footballer

Michel Sanouillet

Michel Sanouillet

1924–2015

French art historian (1924–2015)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
PR

Pauline Roussin

born 2000

French professional golfer

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Montélimar

Who is the most famous person from Montélimar?

Charles Pic (French racing driver) is the best known by our measure: 36 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond and Michèle Rivasi.

How many famous people were born in Montélimar?

66 people born in Montélimar have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 90 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Montélimar known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 20 of the 66. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montélimar?

François César de Moreton de Chabrillan, born in 1701. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.

Who counts as from Montélimar?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montélimar 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 (24)

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.