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Famous people · Saint-Égrève, Isère

2 famous people call Saint-Égrève their birthplace

Articles in 5 languages make the French bicycle racer Jean Pinsello the best known. The list has one more: the French politician Élise Grappe. Just 4 mi away, Grenoble’s list holds 474 names, Stendhal the best known. Born in 1911, Élise Grappe is the first name on record, and Jean Pinsello, born in 1953, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Pinsello
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1911
Élise Grappe
Youngest
1953
Jean Pinsello
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Égrève

JP#1
Sports

Jean Pinsello

born 1953

French bicycle racer

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉG#2
Politics & Law

Élise Grappe

1911–1996

French politician (1911-1996)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Égrève is known for

The largest field is Sports, 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

Around it, Grenoble has the most people on record, 474 of them.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Égrève

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Égrève?

Jean Pinsello (French bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Élise Grappe.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Égrève?

2 people born in Saint-Égrève have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Saint-Égrève known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Égrève?

Élise Grappe, born in 1911. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.

Who counts as from Saint-Égrève?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Égrève 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 (7)

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.