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Famous people · Condrieu, Rhône

Of the 6 famous people born in Condrieu, an unusual share are athletes

Jean-Christophe Rolland, the French rower and sports official, is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are Gilles Mas and Dominique Garde. Between 1914 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period. From François Aubert to Jean-Christophe Rolland, the births on the list run from 1829 to 1968.

#1 best knownJean-Christophe RollandSports · born 1968
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Christophe Rolland
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1829
François Aubert
Youngest
1968
Jean-Christophe Rolland
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Condrieu’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Condrieu is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 3.5 times the usual share.

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

Through the years

When Condrieu’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 3.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950François AubertJacques RemillerJean-Christophe Rolland
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Condrieu

Jean-Christophe Rolland has articles in 18 languages, Gilles Mas in 11 and Dominique Garde in 5.

Jean-Christophe Rolland#1
Sports

Jean-Christophe Rolland

born 1968

French rower and sports official

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Gilles Mas#2
Sports

Gilles Mas

born 1961

Cyclist

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DG#3
Sports

Dominique Garde

born 1959

Cyclist

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Condrieu

Another 3, the earliest born in 1829.

JG

Jean-Claude Garde

born 1960

French bicycle racer

JR

Jacques Remiller

born 1941

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Vienne’s, with 52.

Questions about famous people from Condrieu

Who is the most famous person from Condrieu?

Jean-Christophe Rolland (French rower and sports official) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gilles Mas and Dominique Garde.

How many famous people were born in Condrieu?

6 people born in Condrieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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 Condrieu known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 6. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Condrieu?

François Aubert, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.

Who counts as from Condrieu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Condrieu 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.