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Famous people · Saint-Galmier, Loire

5 famous people were born in Saint-Galmier from 1768 to 1968

An article in one language makes the French politician Antoine Ravel the best known so far. Second place goes to the French politician Casimir Royer, third to Claude Ramel. Per head, the list is long: 8.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Loire has 1.5. Antoine Ravel, the best known, was born in 1893.

#1 best knownAntoine RavelPolitics & Law · 1893–1970
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antoine Ravel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1768
Claude Ramel
Youngest
1968
Louis Laforge
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Galmier

The three best known are all leaders.

Antoine Ravel#1
Politics & Law

Antoine Ravel

1893–1970

French politician (1893-1970)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
CR#2
Politics & Law

Casimir Royer

1791–1876

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
CR#3
Politics & Law

Claude Ramel

1768–1831

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-Galmier’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Roland ForissierLouis LaforgeClaude Ramel
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Saint-Galmier is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.4 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Galmier

2 more names, born between 1889 and 1968.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Priest-en-Jarez’s, at 16 names.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Galmier

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Galmier?

Antoine Ravel (French politician (1893-1970)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Casimir Royer and Claude Ramel.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Galmier?

5 people born in Saint-Galmier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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-Galmier known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Galmier?

Claude Ramel, born in 1768. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.

Who counts as from Saint-Galmier?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Galmier 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 (6)

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.