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Politics & Law
Jean-Emmanuel Roy
1887–1962French politician (1887-1962)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Romagne, Gironde
A single famous person was born in Romagne: Jean-Emmanuel Roy
Jean-Emmanuel Roy, the French politician, was born in 1887. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Nearby, Libourne, 11 mi away, lists 75, led by Eugène Atget.
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Jean-Emmanuel Roy
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1887
Jean-Emmanuel Roy
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Romagne
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Libourne’s, with 75.
Libourne · 11 miEugène Atget & 74 more
Cadillac-sur-Garonne · 10 miFernand Lataste & 3 more
Podensac · 11 miJean-Baptiste Darlan & 2 more
Créon · 7 miNicolas Thierry & 1 more
Castillon-la-Bataille · 10 miAntoine Védrenne & 1 moreÉVSaint-Quentin-de-Baron · 6 miÉric Vermeulen
Vayres · 11 miJean-Raoul PaulJDBeychac-et-Caillau · 12 miJacques Paul Fronton DuplantierQuestions about famous people from Romagne
Who is the most famous person from Romagne?
Jean-Emmanuel Roy (French politician (1887-1962)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Romagne?
1 people born in Romagne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Romagne known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Romagne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Romagne 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 (6)
- Eugène Atget: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Lataste: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Darlan: Atelier Nadar. Photographe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Thierry: Greenbox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Védrenne: La Vie au grand air, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Raoul Paul: Serge Ottaviani, 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.