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Famous people · Saint-Ambroix, Gard

From 1829 to 1947, Saint-Ambroix was the birthplace of 3 famous people

The best known is the French politician Alfred Silhol, with articles in 3 languages. Second place goes to the French painter illustrator & engraver Armand Coussens, third to Guy Parayre. The neighbour with the longest list is Alès, 10 mi away: 103, led by Laurent Blanc. Alfred Silhol was born in 1829.

#1 best knownAlfred SilholPolitics & Law · 1829–1912
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alfred Silhol
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1829
Alfred Silhol
Youngest
1947
Guy Parayre
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Ambroix

Three names lead: Alfred Silhol (3 languages), Armand Coussens (2) and Guy Parayre (2).

Alfred Silhol#1
Politics & Law

Alfred Silhol

1829–1912

French politician (1829–1912)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AC#2
Writing & Arts

Armand Coussens

1881–1935

French painter illustrator & engraver

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GP#3
Military

Guy Parayre

born 1947

French military personnel

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

What Saint-Ambroix is known for

Leaders 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.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Alès, at 103.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Ambroix

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Ambroix?

Alfred Silhol (French politician (1829–1912)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Armand Coussens and Guy Parayre.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Ambroix?

3 people born in Saint-Ambroix have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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-Ambroix known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

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

Alfred Silhol, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Saint-Ambroix?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Ambroix 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 (2)

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.