#1Modane counts 3 famous people, first among them Hervé Flandin
At the top of the list is the French biathlete Hervé Flandin, covered in 14 languages. The next two names are Fabrice Melquiot and Simone Vierne. The list runs from Simone Vierne, born in 1930, to Fabrice Melquiot, born in 1972. Only 10 of the 69 towns in Savoie with anyone on record list more.
Born in Modane
Counted by languages, Hervé Flandin is ahead of Fabrice Melquiot and Simone Vierne: 14, 3 and 3.
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#2Fabrice Melquiot
born 1972French writer/playwright
Simone Vierne
1930–2016French academic (1930-2016)
What Modane is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Questions about famous people from Modane
Who is the most famous person from Modane?
Hervé Flandin (French biathlete) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fabrice Melquiot and Simone Vierne.
How many famous people were born in Modane?
3 people born in Modane have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Modane?
Simone Vierne, born in 1930. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
Who counts as from Modane?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Modane 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)
- Hervé Flandin: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fabrice Melquiot: Unmecmoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.