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Famous people · Saillans, Drôme

2 famous people were born in Saillans

Articles in 7 languages make the French basketball player Henri Grange the best known. The other is Maurice Faure, the French politician. Within 9 mi, Crest lists the most: 28, with Élisabeth Revol first. From Maurice Faure in 1850 to Henri Grange in 1934, the births cover 84 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Grange
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1850
Maurice Faure
Youngest
1934
Henri Grange
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Saillans

HG#1
Sports

Henri Grange

born 1934

French basketball player

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MF#2
Politics & Law

Maurice Faure

1850–1919

French politician (1850–1919)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saillans is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Crest’s, at 28 names.

Questions about famous people from Saillans

Who is the most famous person from Saillans?

Henri Grange (French basketball player) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maurice Faure.

How many famous people were born in Saillans?

2 people born in Saillans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Saillans known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saillans?

Maurice Faure, born in 1850. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.

Who counts as from Saillans?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saillans 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)

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.