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Famous people · Sainte-Colombe, Rhône

10 famous people from Sainte-Colombe, many of them athletes

Articles in 18 languages make the French footballer Kenza Dali the best known. The next two names are Valérie Bonnier and Pierre Steinmetz. Between 1914 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1914 to 1991, from René Cotton to Kenza Dali.

Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Kenza Dali
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1914
René Cotton
Youngest
1991
Kenza Dali
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Sainte-Colombe’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Sainte-Colombe is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 3.2 times as common.

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

Through the years

When Sainte-Colombe’s famous people were born

The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Christophe PrasValérie BonnierRené CottonKenza Dali
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Sainte-Colombe

Languages with an article: 18 for Kenza Dali, 7 for Valérie Bonnier, 6 for Pierre Steinmetz.

KD#1
Sports

Kenza Dali

born 1991

French footballer

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
VB#2
Film, TV & Stage

Valérie Bonnier

1950–2020

French actress (1950–2020)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PS#3
Politics & Law

Pierre Steinmetz

born 1943

French official; judge

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Sainte-Colombe

A further 7 follow, born between 1914 and 1984.

CP

Christophe Pras

1984–2020

French rugby union player (1984-2020)

GD

Gilles Delaigue

born 1949

French rugby union player

SD

Sylvie Dézarnaud

born 1964

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Vienne has the most on record: 52.

Questions about famous people from Sainte-Colombe

Who is the most famous person from Sainte-Colombe?

Kenza Dali (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Valérie Bonnier and Pierre Steinmetz.

How many famous people were born in Sainte-Colombe?

10 people born in Sainte-Colombe have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 22 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 Sainte-Colombe known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 10. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sainte-Colombe?

René Cotton, born in 1914. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.

Who counts as from Sainte-Colombe?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sainte-Colombe 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.