#144 famous people were born in Romans-sur-Isère, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns
Érik Comas, the French racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. 21 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Among the 86 towns in Drôme with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd. Born in 1647, François Le Blanc is the first name on record, and Pierre Latour, born in 1993, the most recent.
What stands out about Romans-sur-Isère’s famous people
What Romans-sur-Isère is known for
Romans-sur-Isère has 2.2× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
When Romans-sur-Isère’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Romans-sur-Isère
Ranked by languages covered: Érik Comas with 27, then Pierre Latour with 21 and Roger François with 19.
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#3Roger François
1900–1949French weightlifter (1900–1949)
Everyone else born in Romans-sur-Isère
Here are 41 more, born from 1647 to 1990.

Thomas Arthur de Lally-Tollendal
1702–1766Governor of French India (1702-1766)












Gabriel Gaspard Achille Adolphe Bernon de Montélégier
1780–1825French soldier and officer (1780-1825)

Jean-Claude Bouvier
born 1935French romanist, dialectologist and occitanist (1935-)





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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Bourg-de-Péage has the most on record: 13.
Questions about famous people from Romans-sur-Isère
Who is the most famous person from Romans-sur-Isère?
Érik Comas (French racing driver) is the best known by our measure: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Latour and Roger François.
How many famous people were born in Romans-sur-Isère?
44 people born in Romans-sur-Isère have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 75 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 Romans-sur-Isère known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 14 of the 44. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Romans-sur-Isère?
François Le Blanc, born in 1647. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Romans-sur-Isère?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Romans-sur-Isère 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 (23)
- Érik Comas: Nuvolari72, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger François: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Arthur de Lally-Tollendal: Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baptiste Reynet: Gaillac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis André Bon: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colette Descombes: User:Cavarrone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Fontaine: Jm97410, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Morel: Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Douay: MarieMarquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaëtan Germain: PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René-Louis Baron: JCAILLAT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Terpant: Fabrice Bluszez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Damaisin: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Lennon: Antoine Lamielle, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel Gaspard Achille Adolphe Bernon de Montélégier: Jean-Marie Jacomin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Claude Bouvier: Bagolina, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Best: Jonyby, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bérik: Zen 38, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Clément: Tremeau.jacques, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Nelson: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Djemaa: Tiberius2669, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romain Ghanem Saïss: Nawfel Ajari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathalie Arthaud: Kokluts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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