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Famous people · Rochetaillée-sur-Saône, Rhône

From 1360 to 1916, Rochetaillée-sur-Saône was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Jean de La Rochetaillée, the Catholic cardinal, with articles in 10 languages. The other is Sita Riddez, the Canadian actress. Nearby, Rillieux-la-Pape, 3 mi away, lists 14, led by Loïc Rémy. The list’s best known name, Jean de La Rochetaillée, dates from 1360.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean de La Rochetaillée
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1360
Jean de La Rochetaillée
Youngest
1916
Sita Riddez
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône

JR#1
Faith

Jean de La Rochetaillée

1360–1437

Catholic cardinal

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
SR#2
Film, TV & Stage

Sita Riddez

1916–2002

Canadian actress (1916–2002)

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

What Rochetaillée-sur-Saône is known for

Share of Rochetaillée-sur-Saône’s famous people in each field.

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

The most names next door are in Rillieux-la-Pape: 14.

Questions about famous people from Rochetaillée-sur-Saône

Who is the most famous person from Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?

Jean de La Rochetaillée (Catholic cardinal) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Sita Riddez.

How many famous people were born in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?

2 people born in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Rochetaillée-sur-Saône known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?

Jean de La Rochetaillée, born in 1360. The youngest on the list was born in 1916.

Who counts as from Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rochetaillée-sur-Saône 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 (5)

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.