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Famous people · Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt, Lot

2 famous people were born in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt

The best known is the French writer Léon Lafage, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French theatre director and playwright Pierre Laville. Pierre Laville, born in 1937, is the youngest, and Léon Lafage, born in 1874, the first on record. The neighbour with the longest list is Cahors, 6 mi away: 90, led by Jean XXII.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Léon Lafage
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1874
Léon Lafage
Youngest
1937
Pierre Laville
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt

LL#1
Writing & Arts

Léon Lafage

1874–1953

French writer (1874-1953)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PL#2
Film, TV & Stage

Pierre Laville

born 1937

French theatre director and playwright

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

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Famous people from the towns next door

2 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt?

Léon Lafage (French writer (1874-1953)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Laville.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt?

2 people born in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt?

Léon Lafage, born in 1874. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.

Who counts as from Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt 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 (2)

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.