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Famous people · Saint-Fons, Rhône

5 famous people call Saint-Fons their birthplace

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, the French film editor, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the rugby union player Julien Saby, third to Marie-Angèle Blin. 4 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 126 towns in Rhône with famous people list more.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1902
Julien Saby
Youngest
1966
Marie-Angèle Blin
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Fons

Athletes take two of the three places.

MY#1
Writing & Arts

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

1929–2017

French film editor (1929–2017)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JS#2
Sports

Julien Saby

1902–1992

Rugby union player (1902-1992)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MB#3
Sports

Marie-Angèle Blin

born 1966

French association football player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-Fons’ famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 2 births.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Elefterios ManoliosMarie-Angèle BlinJulien SabyMarie-Josèphe Yoyotte
SportsWriting & ArtsNotable

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

Known for

What Saint-Fons is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 3.2 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Fons

A further 2 follow, born between 1930 and 1935.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Oullins-Pierre-Bénite leads the towns around it, with 47 names.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Fons

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Fons?

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte (French film editor (1929–2017)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Julien Saby and Marie-Angèle Blin.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Fons?

5 people born in Saint-Fons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Saint-Fons known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Fons?

Julien Saby, born in 1902. The youngest on the list was born in 1966.

Who counts as from Saint-Fons?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Fons 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.