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Famous people · Le Robert, Martinique

5 famous people call Le Robert their birthplace

The best known is the French volleyball player Dominique Daquin, with articles in 6 languages. The French fencer Marc-André Cratère ranks second, ahead of Émile Capgras. 2 of them were born since 1970. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 2.3, close to the 3 of the typical Martinique town.

#1 best knownDominique DaquinNotable · born 1972
+3more
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Dominique Daquin
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Valentin Béhélo
Youngest
1973
Marc-André Cratère
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Le Robert’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Le Robert’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 2 births.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Valentin BéhéloJean-Claude MithÉmile CapgrasDominique Daquin
SportsNotablePolitics & LawMilitary

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

The best known

Born in Le Robert

The three are covered in 6, 3 and 3 languages: Dominique Daquin, Marc-André Cratère and Émile Capgras.

Dominique Daquin#1
Notable

Dominique Daquin

born 1972

French volleyball player

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MC#2
Sports

Marc-André Cratère

born 1973

French fencer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Émile Capgras#3
Politics & Law

Émile Capgras

1926–2014

French politician (1926-2014)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Le Robert is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Le Robert

2 more, from 1901 to 1949.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Le Robert, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Le Robert

Who is the most famous person from Le Robert?

Dominique Daquin (French volleyball player) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marc-André Cratère and Émile Capgras.

How many famous people were born in Le Robert?

5 people born in Le Robert have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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 Le Robert known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Robert?

Valentin Béhélo, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.

Who counts as from Le Robert?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Robert 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 (4)

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.