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Famous people · Romans-sur-Isère, Drôme

44 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.

#1 best knownÉrik ComasSports · born 1963
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Born here
44
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Érik Comas
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1647
François Le Blanc
Youngest
1993
Pierre Latour
Most common field
Sports
14 people

What stands out about Romans-sur-Isère’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

Through the years

When Romans-sur-Isère’s famous people were born

The 1940s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16501700175018001850190019502000Roger FrançoisÉrik ComasLouis André BonThomas Arthur de Lally-Tollendal
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotableMusicScience & MedicineBusiness

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

The best known

Born in Romans-sur-Isère

Ranked by languages covered: Érik Comas with 27, then Pierre Latour with 21 and Roger François with 19.

Érik Comas#1
Sports

Érik Comas

born 1963

French racing driver

27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PL#2
Sports

Pierre Latour

born 1993

French road cyclist

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Roger François#3
Sports

Roger François

1900–1949

French weightlifter (1900–1949)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Romans-sur-Isère

Here are 41 more, born from 1647 to 1990.

Thomas Arthur de Lally-Tollendal

Thomas Arthur de Lally-Tollendal

1702–1766

Governor of French India (1702-1766)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Louis André Bon

Louis André Bon

1758–1799

French general (1758–1799)

Michel Fontaine

Michel Fontaine

1952–2025

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
PS

Philippe Saint-André

born 1967

French rugby union footballer and coach

Dominique Douay

Dominique Douay

1944–2026

French writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Gaëtan Germain

Gaëtan Germain

born 1990

French rugby union player

René-Louis Baron

René-Louis Baron

1944–2016

Composer and song writer (1944-2016)

Jacques Terpant

Jacques Terpant

born 1957

French comics artist

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Olivier Damaisin

Olivier Damaisin

born 1966

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JG

Jean de Grégorio

1935–2021

Rugby union player (1935-2021)

Gabriel Gaspard Achille Adolphe Bernon de Montélégier

Gabriel Gaspard Achille Adolphe Bernon de Montélégier

1780–1825

French soldier and officer (1780-1825)

Jean-Claude Bouvier

Jean-Claude Bouvier

born 1935

French romanist, dialectologist and occitanist (1935-)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

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)

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.