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Famous people · Saint-Vallier, Drôme

Of the 11 famous people born in Saint-Vallier, an unusual share are athletes

Articles in 7 languages make the French rugby union player Olivier Milloud the best known. Malik Chibane is second and Christophe Blanc third. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Laurent Amodru, born in 1849, the newest to Jessica Clémençon, born in 1989.

#1 best knownOlivier MilloudSports · born 1975
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Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Olivier Milloud
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1849
Laurent Amodru
Youngest
1989
Jessica Clémençon
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Saint-Vallier’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Saint-Vallier’s famous people were born

The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 3.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000Olivier MilloudJean BroussolleDésiré Valette
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Saint-Vallier is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.

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

The best known

Born in Saint-Vallier

Two of the three are performers.

Olivier Milloud#1
Sports

Olivier Milloud

born 1975

French rugby union player

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MC#2
Film, TV & Stage

Malik Chibane

born 1964

French film producer, film director and screenwriter

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CB#3
Film, TV & Stage

Christophe Blanc

born 1966

French film director

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Vallier

8 more, from 1849 to 1989.

LA

Laurent Amodru

1849–1930

French physician and politician (1849–1930)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Annonay, with 35.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Vallier

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Vallier?

Olivier Milloud (French rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Malik Chibane and Christophe Blanc.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Vallier?

11 people born in Saint-Vallier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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-Vallier known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 11. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Vallier?

Laurent Amodru, born in 1849. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.

Who counts as from Saint-Vallier?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Vallier 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 (6)

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.