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Famous people · Gien, Loiret

Of the 41 famous people born in Gien, an unusual share are musicians

Pierre Rolland, the French road bicycle racer, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. The largest group, 12, was born since 1970. Only 2 towns in Loiret list more. The list runs from Salomon Certon, born in 1552, to Alain-Fabien Delon, born in 1994.

#1 best knownPierre RollandSports · born 1986
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Born here
41
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Rolland
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1552
Salomon Certon
Youngest
1994
Alain-Fabien Delon
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people

What stands out about Gien’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Gien is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 2.2 times.

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

Through the years

When Gien’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 5.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001700180019002000Renaud DionPierre RollandJean Huré
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMusicMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaithNotable

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

The best known

Born in Gien

Two of the three are athletes.

Pierre Rolland#1
Sports

Pierre Rolland

born 1986

French road bicycle racer

25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AD#2
Film, TV & Stage

Anouchka Delon

born 1990

French-Dutch actress

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Olivier Sorin#3
Sports

Olivier Sorin

born 1981

French footballer

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Gien

Another 38, the earliest born in 1552.

Jean Huré

Jean Huré

1877–1930

French composer (1877-1930)

AD

Alain-Fabien Delon

born 1994

French actor and model

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
AB

Anne-Laure Babault

born 1982

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CY

Claude-Alexandre Ysabeau

1754–1831

French politician (1754-1831)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
François-Edme Rameau de Saint-Père

François-Edme Rameau de Saint-Père

1820–1899

French sociologist (1820-1899)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Briare’s, at 5 names.

Questions about famous people from Gien

Who is the most famous person from Gien?

Pierre Rolland (French road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Anouchka Delon and Olivier Sorin.

How many famous people were born in Gien?

41 people born in Gien have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 50 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 Gien known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 11 of the 41. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gien?

Salomon Certon, born in 1552. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.

Who counts as from Gien?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gien 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 (18)

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.