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Sports
Roger Ferrien
1924–1987French rugby union and league player (1924–1987)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Riscle, Gers
A single famous person was born in Riscle: Roger Ferrien
In 1924, the French rugby union and league player Roger Ferrien was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Within 10 mi, Aire-sur-l'Adour lists the most: 21, with Marie-Hélène Gillig first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roger Ferrien
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1924
Roger Ferrien
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
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Famous people from the towns next door
Aire-sur-l'Adour leads the towns around it, with 21 names.
Questions about famous people from Riscle
Who is the most famous person from Riscle?
Roger Ferrien (French rugby union and league player (1924–1987)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Riscle?
1 people born in Riscle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Riscle known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Riscle?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Riscle 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.
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.