FB#1
Politics & Law
Ferdinand Béchard
1799–1870French politician and lawyer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Saint-Gervasy, Gard
Saint-Gervasy is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Ferdinand Béchard, the French politician and lawyer, with an article in one language. The other is François Picard, the French Catholic priest. For more famous names, Nîmes is 6 mi away: its list has 380, led by Alphonse Daudet. Over 32 years of births, the list goes from Ferdinand Béchard (1799) to François Picard (1831).
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ferdinand Béchard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1799
Ferdinand Béchard
Youngest
1831
François Picard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Gervasy
FP#2
Faith
François Picard
1831–1903French Catholic priest
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Saint-Gervasy 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 fullest list close by belongs to Nîmes, with 380.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Gervasy
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Gervasy?
Ferdinand Béchard (French politician and lawyer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Picard.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Gervasy?
2 people born in Saint-Gervasy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Gervasy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Gervasy?
Ferdinand Béchard, born in 1799. The youngest on the list was born in 1831.
Who counts as from Saint-Gervasy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Gervasy 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)
- Alphonse Daudet: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Fournier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Rogier: Henri Sauvaire, Public domain, 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.