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Famous people · Roybon, Isère

3 famous people were born in Roybon from 1736 to 1841

Paul Villon, the French landscape architect active in Brazil, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The French politician François Henri Saint-Romme ranks second, ahead of Jean-Louis Simien. Of its neighbours, Saint-Marcellin, 8 mi away, lists the most: 16, François Delattre first. Only 26 of the 165 towns in Isère with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Villon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1736
Jean-Louis Simien
Youngest
1841
Paul Villon
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Roybon

Counted by languages, Paul Villon is ahead of François Henri Saint-Romme and Jean-Louis Simien: 3, 2 and 1.

PV#1
Writing & Arts

Paul Villon

1841–1905

French landscape architect active in Brazil

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

François Henri Saint-Romme

1796–1862

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JS#3
Military

Jean-Louis Simien

1736–1803

French officer (1736–1803)

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

What Roybon is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 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

Close by, Saint-Marcellin counts 16 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Roybon

Who is the most famous person from Roybon?

Paul Villon (French landscape architect active in Brazil) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Henri Saint-Romme and Jean-Louis Simien.

How many famous people were born in Roybon?

3 people born in Roybon 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 Roybon known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Roybon?

Jean-Louis Simien, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1841.

Who counts as from Roybon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roybon 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 (4)

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.