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Famous people · La Sône, Isère

La Sône counts 3 famous people, first among them Hugues Merle

Hugues Merle, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Louis Maurice Antoine Clerc and Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié. Of its neighbours, Saint-Marcellin, 3 mi away, lists the most: 16, François Delattre first. Born in 1759, Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié is the first name on record, and Hugues Merle, born in 1822, the most recent.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Hugues Merle
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié
Youngest
1822
Hugues Merle
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in La Sône

Languages with an article: 10 for Hugues Merle, 1 for Louis Maurice Antoine Clerc, 1 for Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié.

HM#1
Writing & Arts

Hugues Merle

1822–1881

French painter (1822-1881)

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

Louis Maurice Antoine Clerc

1818–1892

French politician (1818-1892)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PJ#3
Politics & Law

Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié

1759–1843

French politician (1759-1843)

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

What La Sône is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Saint-Marcellin has the longest list next door: 16.

Questions about famous people from La Sône

Who is the most famous person from La Sône?

Hugues Merle (French painter (1822-1881)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Maurice Antoine Clerc and Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié.

How many famous people were born in La Sône?

3 people born in La Sône 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 Sône 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 La Sône?

Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1822.

Who counts as from La Sône?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Sône 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)

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.