#1Science & Medicine
Edmond Locard
1877–1966French forensic scientist (1877–1966)
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Chamond, Loire
The 47 famous people born in Saint-Chamond, led by Edmond Locard
Articles in 27 languages make the French forensic scientist Edmond Locard the best known. 17 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Antoine Marie Charles Dugas des Varennes, born in 1755, to Naïm Laïdouni, born in 2002. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 14 of them.
Born here
47
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Edmond Locard
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Antoine Marie Charles Dugas des Varennes
Youngest
2002
Naïm Laïdouni
Most common field
Writing & Arts
14 people
What stands out about Saint-Chamond’s famous people
The best known
Born in Saint-Chamond
First, Edmond Locard (27 languages), then Roger Planchon (23) and Nicolas Prost (17).
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#2Writing & Arts
Roger Planchon
1931–2009French playwright, director, filmmaker (1931-2009)
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Through the years
When Saint-Chamond’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 7 births.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaithMilitaryMusicNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Saint-Chamond is known for
Saint-Chamond has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Chamond
A further 44 follow, born between 1755 and 2002.
Antoine Marie Charles Dugas des Varennes
born 1755French politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Saint-Étienne leads the towns around it, with 355 names.
Saint-Étienne · 6 miWilly Sagnol & 354 more
Rive-de-Gier · 6 miCyril Dessel & 21 more
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez · 7 miFaouzi Ghoulam & 15 moreJLSaint-Paul-en-Jarez · 3 miJacques Lisfranc & 3 moreJSSorbiers · 4 miJean Selic & 1 moreAPLorette · 4 miAlain Prost & 1 moreABL'Horme · 2 miAlain BonnardGMLa Grand-Croix · 3 miGustave MalécotQuestions about famous people from Saint-Chamond
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Chamond?
Edmond Locard (French forensic scientist (1877–1966)) is the best known by our measure: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger Planchon and Nicolas Prost.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Chamond?
47 people born in Saint-Chamond have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 67 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-Chamond known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 14 of the 47. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Chamond?
Antoine Marie Charles Dugas des Varennes, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Saint-Chamond?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Chamond 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 (16)
- Edmond Locard: Unbekannt >100 Jahre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Planchon: Michaud, Fernand (1929-2012). Photographe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Prost: Darkness00, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floriane André: Wenflou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Rochebloine: Edsellpasc, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Djamel Tatah: Djameltatah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yann Brenier: MFO, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Targe: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benoît Oriol: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Joannon: Anonymous Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Koulak: Rouben91, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Finaz: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marius Patinaud: Unknown author Unknown author (Globe), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willy Sagnol: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyril Dessel: www.instants-cyclistes.fr from France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faouzi Ghoulam: KevFB, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.