#1Athletes 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).
What stands out about Montélimar’s famous people
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.
When Montélimar’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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).
#1Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond
1741–1819French geologist
Michèle Rivasi
1953–2023French politician (1953–2023)
Everyone else born in Montélimar
Still to come: 63 more, from 1701 to 2000.






Jean-Marc Micas
born 1963French religious priest and Roman Catholic bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes





Pierre de Lauzun
born 1949French essayist, civil servant, and financial expert


Alexandre Micha
1905–2007French medievalist and literary critic (1905-2007)

Jean Laurent Juslin de Lacoste-Duvivier
1747–1829French aristocrat (1747-1829)

Louis Henry de Saulces de Freycinet
1777–1840French explorer (1777-1840)




Dominique Deville de Périère
born 1956French odontologist and academic
François Bauthéac de Grandval
1747–1795French jurist and lawyer (1747-1795)
François César de Moreton de Chabrillan
1701–1776French military personnel (1701-1776)


No one matches both filters.
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)
- Charles Pic: Antigorky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvain Guintoli: Syl2023, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yann Jouffre: User Kermaguer on Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/39839693@N04/s, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Vauzelle: User:Superbenjamin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Eugène Genoud: A. Legrand, Castille (lith.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tristan Flore: XIAOYU TANG, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marc Micas: Giuseppep02, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Michel: BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Moulin: Charles Moulin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franck Reynier: Freynier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginie Lagoutte-Clément: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de Lauzun: Gepetto58, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Loudet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Sanouillet: Anne Sanouillet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Salkin: Galerie Georges Petit (before 1920), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Cheynet: Κοινὴ διάλεκτος, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myriam Chomaz: Superplume, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Caussinus: Jannin & Denis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Bousquet: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Faure: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Thibert: Lacride, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Bourg: Olivierbourg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Félix: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix-Auguste Clément: Félix-Auguste Clément, Public domain, 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.

