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Famous people · Nyons, Drôme

Of the 7 famous people born in Nyons, an unusual share are leaders

The best known is the French writer René Barjavel, with articles in 27 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the Belle Époque. Per head, the list is long: 10.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Drôme has 2.8. The first birth on record is Antoine-Alexandre Romieu’s, in 1764, and the last Pascal Morin’s, in 1969.

#1 best knownRené BarjavelWriting & Arts · 1911–1985
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Barjavel
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1764
Antoine-Alexandre Romieu
Youngest
1969
Pascal Morin
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Nyons’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Nyons is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.

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

The best known

Born in Nyons

Languages with an article: 27 for René Barjavel, 3 for Émile Lisbonne, 2 for Eugène Lisbonne.

René Barjavel#1
Writing & Arts

René Barjavel

1911–1985

French writer (1911–1985)

27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉL#2
Politics & Law

Émile Lisbonne

1876–1947

French politician (1876–1947)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Eugène Lisbonne#3
Politics & Law

Eugène Lisbonne

1818–1891

French politician (1818–1891)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Nyons’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Antoine-Alexandre RomieuAndrée BenaddiAlbin Vilhet
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Nyons

4 more, 2 of them leaders.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Valréas counts 17 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Nyons

Who is the most famous person from Nyons?

René Barjavel (French writer (1911–1985)) is the best known by our measure: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Lisbonne and Eugène Lisbonne.

How many famous people were born in Nyons?

7 people born in Nyons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Nyons known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 7. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nyons?

Antoine-Alexandre Romieu, born in 1764. The youngest on the list was born in 1969.

Who counts as from Nyons?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nyons 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)

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.