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Famous people · Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana

Of the 9 famous people born in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, an unusual share are athletes

The best known is the French footballer Raoul Diagne, with articles in 23 languages. The next two names are Florian Jozefzoon and Oriane Jean-François. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. Half or more of the towns in French Guiana have no one on record, but this one has 1.7 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownRaoul DiagneSports · 1910–2002
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Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raoul Diagne
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1910
Raoul Diagne
Youngest
2001
Oriane Jean-François
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni’s famous people were born

The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 3.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Florian JozefzoonRaymond TarcyStéphane MartineLéon BertrandRaoul Diagne
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

All three are athletes.

Raoul Diagne#1
Sports

Raoul Diagne

1910–2002

French footballer (1910–2002)

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FJ#2
Sports

Florian Jozefzoon

born 1991

Surinamese, former Netherlands, association football player

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Oriane Jean-François#3
Sports

Oriane Jean-François

born 2001

French women's football player

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Still to come: 6 more, from 1936 to 1992.

LB

Léon Bertrand

born 1951

French Guiana politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RT

Raymond Tarcy

1936–2019

Member of French Senate (1936-2019)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
LA

Lénaïck Adam

born 1992

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗

Questions about famous people from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?

Raoul Diagne (French footballer (1910–2002)) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Florian Jozefzoon and Oriane Jean-François.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?

9 people born in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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-Laurent-du-Maroni known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 9. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?

Raoul Diagne, born in 1910. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.

Who counts as from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 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)

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.