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Famous people · Marlhes, Loire

2 famous people were born in Marlhes from 1808 to 1946

At the top of the list is the French bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux, covered in 9 languages. The other is Jean-Baptiste Épalle, the French Catholic priest. Within 10 mi, Saint-Étienne lists the most: 355, with Willy Sagnol first. Jean-Yves Riocreux was born in 1946.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Yves Riocreux
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1808
Jean-Baptiste Épalle
Youngest
1946
Jean-Yves Riocreux
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known

Born in Marlhes

JR#1
Faith

Jean-Yves Riocreux

born 1946

French bishop

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JÉ#2
Faith

Jean-Baptiste Épalle

1808–1845

French catholic priest (1808-1845)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Étienne’s, at 355 names.

Questions about famous people from Marlhes

Who is the most famous person from Marlhes?

Jean-Yves Riocreux (French bishop) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Épalle.

How many famous people were born in Marlhes?

2 people born in Marlhes 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 Marlhes known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marlhes?

Jean-Baptiste Épalle, born in 1808. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.

Who counts as from Marlhes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marlhes 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 (5)

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.