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Politics & Law
Pétrus Gourin
1870–1945French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Patafisik · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Saint-Ismier, Isère
Saint-Ismier has one famous person on record
In 1870, the French politician Pétrus Gourin was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. An article about them exists in one language. Michel Barnier heads the list in La Tronche, 5 mi away, which has 68 names.
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Pétrus Gourin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1870
Pétrus Gourin
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Ismier
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is La Tronche’s, with 68.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Ismier
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Ismier?
Pétrus Gourin (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Ismier?
1 people born in Saint-Ismier 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-Ismier 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 Saint-Ismier?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Ismier 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.
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Photo credits (4)
- Michel Barnier: Florian David Pm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel de Mortillet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Flandrin: Jules Flandrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casimir Arvet-Touvet: not specified, 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.