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Photo: Caberen · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Grenade, Haute-Garonne
Grenade, birthplace of the French cyclist Victor Jean
Victor Jean, the French cyclist, was born in 2003. Readers can find them written up in one language. Nearby, Verdun-sur-Garonne, 6 mi away, lists 3, led by Joseph Capgras. No town in Haute-Garonne lists more than Toulouse, with 1,147.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victor Jean
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
2003
Victor Jean
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Grenade
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Verdun-sur-Garonne, with 3.
Questions about famous people from Grenade
Who is the most famous person from Grenade?
Victor Jean (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Grenade?
1 people born in Grenade have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Grenade 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 Grenade?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grenade 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)
- Philippe Peyrane: Didier Descouens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Tarantino: Benj05, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Montariol: Fladolet, 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.