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Famous people · Royat, Puy-de-Dôme

Royat is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the Franco-Gabonese journalist Patrick N'Guema N'Dong the best known. The other is Camille Sudre, the French politician. Gabriella Papadakis tops the 356 names on record in Clermont-Ferrand, 3 mi away. The list runs from Camille Sudre, born in 1948, to Patrick N'Guema N'Dong, born in 1957.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Patrick N'Guema N'Dong
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1948
Camille Sudre
Youngest
1957
Patrick N'Guema N'Dong
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Royat

PN#1
Writing & Arts

Patrick N'Guema N'Dong

1957–2021

Franco-Gabonese journalist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CS#2
Politics & Law

Camille Sudre

born 1948

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Royat is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Clermont-Ferrand has the most on record, with 356.

Questions about famous people from Royat

Who is the most famous person from Royat?

Patrick N'Guema N'Dong (Franco-Gabonese journalist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Camille Sudre.

How many famous people were born in Royat?

2 people born in Royat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Royat 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 Royat?

Camille Sudre, born in 1948. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.

Who counts as from Royat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Royat 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.