From 1729 to 1942, Sainte-Rose was the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the Olympic sprinter Marlene Canguio, covered in 8 languages. The other is Jean Étienne Bernard Clugny de Nuits, the French colonial administrator. Marlene Canguio, the best known, was born in 1942. Just 9 mi away, Baie-Mahault’s list holds 12 names, Thomas Lemar the best known.

Born in Sainte-Rose
#2Jean Étienne Bernard Clugny de Nuits
1729–1776French colonial administrator (1729-1776)
What Sainte-Rose is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Baie-Mahault: 12.
Questions about famous people from Sainte-Rose
Who is the most famous person from Sainte-Rose?
Marlene Canguio (Olympic sprinter) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Étienne Bernard Clugny de Nuits.
How many famous people were born in Sainte-Rose?
2 people born in Sainte-Rose have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Sainte-Rose known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sainte-Rose?
Jean Étienne Bernard Clugny de Nuits, born in 1729. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.
Who counts as from Sainte-Rose?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sainte-Rose 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)
- Jean Étienne Bernard Clugny de Nuits: Antoine Louis Romanet (d'après Charles François Le Tellier), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Lemar: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickaël Gelabale: jan fante, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.

