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Politics & Law
Paul Mistral
1872–1932French politician (1872-1932)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · La Morte, Isère
La Morte, birthplace of the French politician Paul Mistral
In 1872, the French politician Paul Mistral was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. La Mure, 9 mi away, has 19 on its list, the best known Pierre-Julien Eymard.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Mistral
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
Paul Mistral
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in La Morte
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, La Mure has the most people on record, 19 of them.
La Mure · 9 miPierre-Julien Eymard & 18 more
Vizille · 5 miFlorence Masnada & 5 moreCBVif · 9 miClaude Sébastien Bourguignon & 1 moreJSSaint-Georges-de-Commiers · 7 miJoseph-Claude-Louis Colaud de La SalcettePCJarrie · 7 miPierre Claret
Le Bourg-d'Oisans · 9 miFabienne SerratRRVarces-Allières-et-Risset · 10 miRené RizzardoQuestions about famous people from La Morte
Who is the most famous person from La Morte?
Paul Mistral (French politician (1872-1932)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Morte?
1 people born in La Morte have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Morte known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from La Morte?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Morte 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)
- Pierre-Julien Eymard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Masnada: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fabienne Serrat: Panini, Public domain, 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.