Roanne’s famous people span 407 years: 120 births from 1596 to 2003

Cédric Si Mohamed (Algerian and French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Étaix and Henri Dentz.

120 people born in Roanne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 171 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, athletes: 34 of the 120. That is 28% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Jeanne Chézard de Matel, born in 1596. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roanne 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.

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.