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Writing & Arts
Gaston Marcellin
1882–1914French writer (1882-1914)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Piégon, Drôme
Piégon has one famous person on record
In 1882, the French writer Gaston Marcellin was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. A short trip away, Valréas (9 mi) counts 17 famous people, Jean-Sifrein Maury among them.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gaston Marcellin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1882
Gaston Marcellin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Piégon
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Valréas has the longest list next door: 17.
Questions about famous people from Piégon
Who is the most famous person from Piégon?
Gaston Marcellin (French writer (1882-1914)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Piégon?
1 people born in Piégon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Piégon known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Piégon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Piégon 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 (3)
- Jean-Sifrein Maury: Auteur non identifié, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Barjavel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Trintignant: El Gráfico, 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.