#1Science & Medicine
Jean Balmino
1894–1944French engineer
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Sain-Bel, Rhône
2 famous people call Sain-Bel their birthplace
Articles in 2 languages make the French engineer Jean Balmino the best known. The list has one more: the French photographer Jean Garet. Nearby, L'Arbresle, 2 mi away, lists 13, led by Rémi Garde. From Jean Balmino to Jean Garet, the births on the list run from 1894 to 1935.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Balmino
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1894
Jean Balmino
Youngest
1935
Jean Garet
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Sain-Bel
#1JG#2
Writing & Arts
Jean Garet
1935–1995French photographer (1935-1995)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Sain-Bel is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 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
Around it, L'Arbresle has the most people on record, 13 of them.
Questions about famous people from Sain-Bel
Who is the most famous person from Sain-Bel?
Jean Balmino (French engineer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Garet.
How many famous people were born in Sain-Bel?
2 people born in Sain-Bel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sain-Bel known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sain-Bel?
Jean Balmino, born in 1894. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
Who counts as from Sain-Bel?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sain-Bel 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)
- Jean Balmino: Serbus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rémi Garde: cropped by Shory (extracted from Jejecam 's image), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.