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Famous people · Saint-André-de-Valborgne, Gard

2 famous people were born in Saint-André-de-Valborgne

Henri Meynadier, the French politician and military officer, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The only other name is the French politician Jacques Delon. A short trip away, Le Vigan (12 mi) counts 10 famous people, Caroline Proust among them. Over 26 years of births, the list goes from Jacques Delon (1752) to Henri Meynadier (1778).

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Meynadier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1752
Jacques Delon
Youngest
1778
Henri Meynadier
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Saint-André-de-Valborgne

HM#1
Politics & Law

Henri Meynadier

1778–1847

French politician and military officer (1778–1847)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#2
Politics & Law

Jacques Delon

1752–1815

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Around it, Le Vigan has the most people on record, 10 of them.

Questions about famous people from Saint-André-de-Valborgne

Who is the most famous person from Saint-André-de-Valborgne?

Henri Meynadier (French politician and military officer (1778–1847)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Delon.

How many famous people were born in Saint-André-de-Valborgne?

2 people born in Saint-André-de-Valborgne 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-André-de-Valborgne known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-André-de-Valborgne?

Jacques Delon, born in 1752. The youngest on the list was born in 1778.

Who counts as from Saint-André-de-Valborgne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-André-de-Valborgne 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.