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Famous people · Allevard, Isère

2 famous people call Allevard their birthplace

Pierre Rambaud, the French sculptor, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the French alpine skier Jean Béranger. A short trip away, Pontcharra (4 mi) counts 4 famous people, René Arnoux among them. Fewer than a quarter of the 165 towns in Isère with famous people list more.

#1 best knownPierre RambaudWriting & Arts · 1852–1893
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Rambaud
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1852
Pierre Rambaud
Youngest
1937
Jean Béranger
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Allevard

Pierre Rambaud#1
Writing & Arts

Pierre Rambaud

1852–1893

French sculptor (1852-1893)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Sports

Jean Béranger

1937–2012

French alpine skier (1937-2012)

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

What Allevard is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

The longest list nearby is Pontcharra’s, with 4.

Questions about famous people from Allevard

Who is the most famous person from Allevard?

Pierre Rambaud (French sculptor (1852-1893)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Béranger.

How many famous people were born in Allevard?

2 people born in Allevard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Allevard known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Allevard?

Pierre Rambaud, born in 1852. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.

Who counts as from Allevard?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Allevard 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 (5)

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.