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Famous people · Dévoluy, Hautes-Alpes

3 famous people call Dévoluy their birthplace

The best known is the French journalist Anne-Marie Peysson, with articles in 7 languages. The French photographer Jeanne Bertrand ranks second, ahead of Émile Marintabouret. The neighbour with the longest list is Veynes, 11 mi away: 7, led by Raymond Meyzenq. From Jeanne Bertrand in 1880 to Anne-Marie Peysson in 1935, the births cover 55 years.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anne-Marie Peysson
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1880
Jeanne Bertrand
Youngest
1935
Anne-Marie Peysson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Dévoluy

Two of the three are writers and artists.

AP#1
Writing & Arts

Anne-Marie Peysson

1935–2015

French journalist (1935–2015)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#2
Writing & Arts

Jeanne Bertrand

1880–1957

French photographer (1880-1957)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉM#3
Politics & Law

Émile Marintabouret

1889–1948

French politician (1889–1948)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Dévoluy is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Veynes has the most on record: 7.

Questions about famous people from Dévoluy

Who is the most famous person from Dévoluy?

Anne-Marie Peysson (French journalist (1935–2015)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jeanne Bertrand and Émile Marintabouret.

How many famous people were born in Dévoluy?

3 people born in Dévoluy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Dévoluy known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dévoluy?

Jeanne Bertrand, born in 1880. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.

Who counts as from Dévoluy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dévoluy 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.

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