#1Sports
André Savonne
1930–2000French rugby league player and politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Rochefort-du-Gard, Gard
Rochefort-du-Gard is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the French rugby league player and politician André Savonne, covered in one language. The list has one more: the French rugby league footballer Gérard Savonne. Mireille Mathieu heads the list in Avignon, 7 mi away, which has 276 names. Over 9 years of births, the list goes from André Savonne (1930) to Gérard Savonne (1939).
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Savonne
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1930
André Savonne
Youngest
1939
Gérard Savonne
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Rochefort-du-Gard
#1GS#2
Sports
Gérard Savonne
born 1939French rugby league footballer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Avignon’s, at 276 names.
Avignon · 7 miMireille Mathieu & 275 more
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon · 4 miWilliam Marx & 6 morePGRoquemaure · 7 miPaul Granet & 3 more
Aramon · 5 miHenri Pitot & 1 moreHFBarbentane · 5 miHenri Fontaine & 1 moreJMMontfrin · 8 miJean Mouton & 1 moreMCLe Pontet · 8 miMaurice Challe
Graveson · 9 miAnne-Marie BertrandQuestions about famous people from Rochefort-du-Gard
Who is the most famous person from Rochefort-du-Gard?
André Savonne (French rugby league player and politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard Savonne.
How many famous people were born in Rochefort-du-Gard?
2 people born in Rochefort-du-Gard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Rochefort-du-Gard known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rochefort-du-Gard?
André Savonne, born in 1930. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.
Who counts as from Rochefort-du-Gard?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rochefort-du-Gard 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 (5)
- André Savonne: AlphoneB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mireille Mathieu: Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Marx: Angelika Leuchter, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Pitot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne-Marie Bertrand: Communication AMB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.