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Famous people · L'Albenc, Isère

The 3 famous people born in L'Albenc, led by Jean Gabriel Marchand

At the top of the list is the French general Jean Gabriel Marchand, covered in 10 languages. Pierre Revol is second and Félix Penet third. For more famous names, Saint-Marcellin is 8 mi away: its list has 16, led by François Delattre. Born in 1748, Pierre Revol is the first name on record, and Félix Penet, born in 1782, the most recent.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Gabriel Marchand
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1748
Pierre Revol
Youngest
1782
Félix Penet
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in L'Albenc

Languages with an article: 10 for Jean Gabriel Marchand, 2 for Pierre Revol, 1 for Félix Penet.

JM#1
Military

Jean Gabriel Marchand

1765–1851

French general (1765–1851)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PR#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Revol

1748–1811

French politician

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

Félix Penet

1782–1850

French politician

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

What L'Albenc is known for

Leaders 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

The most names next door are in Saint-Marcellin: 16.

Questions about famous people from L'Albenc

Who is the most famous person from L'Albenc?

Jean Gabriel Marchand (French general (1765–1851)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Revol and Félix Penet.

How many famous people were born in L'Albenc?

3 people born in L'Albenc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 L'Albenc known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from L'Albenc?

Pierre Revol, born in 1748. The youngest on the list was born in 1782.

Who counts as from L'Albenc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is L'Albenc 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 (6)

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.