#1Sports
Mevlüt Erdinç
born 1987Turkish association football player (born 1987)
33 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Claude, Jura
Mevlüt Erdinç tops a list of 30 famous people born in Saint-Claude
Most widely known is Mevlüt Erdinç, the Turkish association football player, with articles in 33 languages. Only 2 towns in Jura list more. Since 1970, 11 were born, the most of any period. The biggest group are leaders: 10.
Born here
30
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Mevlüt Erdinç
33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1744
Charles-Gabriel-Frédéric Christin
Youngest
2006
Nolan Ferro
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
What stands out about Saint-Claude’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Saint-Claude’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Saint-Claude
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#2Sports
Nadir Belhadj
born 1982Algerian-French footballer (born 1982)
30 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Angélique Boyer
born 1988French born Mexican actress and model
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Saint-Claude is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Claude
The rest number 27, with 10 leaders among them.
Charles-Gabriel-Frédéric Christin
1744–1799French politician and historian (1744-1799)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
Nicolas Bavoux
1774–1848French politician and magistrate (1774-1848)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hauts de Bienne, with 9.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Claude
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Claude?
Mevlüt Erdinç (Turkish association football player (born 1987)) is the best known by our measure: 33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nadir Belhadj and Angélique Boyer.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Claude?
30 people born in Saint-Claude have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 62 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 Saint-Claude known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 10 of the 30. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Claude?
Charles-Gabriel-Frédéric Christin, born in 1744. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.
Who counts as from Saint-Claude?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Claude 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 (20)
- Mevlüt Erdinç: PSGMAG.NET, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadir Belhadj: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angélique Boyer: Barbara G Vásconez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Belperron: Archives Olivier Baroin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jasmine Demraoui: Cris Huff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Nicod: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugo Buffard: Alex Micheu Photography from VILLACH, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles-Gabriel-Frédéric Christin: Nicolas François Joseph Masquelier, Charles Toussain Labadye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Bavoux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arsène Gros: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Doucey: Mickaël Schauli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine-Gabriel Christin: Gabriel Blaise, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Cachet: Scan par BIU Santé Paris Descartes, photo par P. Petit., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Crestin: Émile Desmaisons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc de Basquiat: Jacques Albert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Bérard: Jean Bastian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Mandrillon: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée Girod de l'Ain: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Girod de l'Ain: anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Andrea: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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