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Famous people · Saint-Rambert-d'Albon, Drôme

4 famous people were born in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon

Wilfride Piollet, the French dancer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Close behind are Johan Hamel and Jean Rigaud. Over 59 years of births, the list goes from Danièle Breem (1921) to Johan Hamel (1980). The list comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.8 in the typical town in Drôme.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Wilfride Piollet
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1921
Danièle Breem
Youngest
1980
Johan Hamel
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon

The three are covered in 5, 3 and 2 languages: Wilfride Piollet, Johan Hamel and Jean Rigaud.

WP#1
Film, TV & Stage

Wilfride Piollet

1943–2015

French dancer (1943-2015)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JH#2
Sports

Johan Hamel

1980–2022

French football referee

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JR#3
Politics & Law

Jean Rigaud

1925–2008

French politician (1925–2008)

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

When Saint-Rambert-d'Albon’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Jean RigaudJohan HamelWilfride Piollet
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Saint-Rambert-d'Albon is known for

Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Annonay has the most on record: 35.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Rambert-d'Albon

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Rambert-d'Albon?

Wilfride Piollet (French dancer (1943-2015)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Johan Hamel and Jean Rigaud.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon?

4 people born in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Saint-Rambert-d'Albon known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Rambert-d'Albon?

Danièle Breem, born in 1921. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.

Who counts as from Saint-Rambert-d'Albon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 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.