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Famous people · Beauregard, Ain

2 famous people call Beauregard their birthplace

François Genéty, the French architect, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The other is Victor Vermorel, the French politician. Of its neighbours, Villefranche-sur-Saône, 2 mi away, lists the most: 68, Benjamin Biolay first. The oldest name on the list belongs to François Genéty, born in 1838, the newest to Victor Vermorel, born in 1848.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Genéty
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1838
François Genéty
Youngest
1848
Victor Vermorel
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Beauregard

FG#1
Writing & Arts

François Genéty

1838–1909

French architect

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
VV#2
Politics & Law

Victor Vermorel

1848–1927

French politician (1848–1927)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Beauregard is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 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

Villefranche-sur-Saône has the longest list next door: 68.

Questions about famous people from Beauregard

Who is the most famous person from Beauregard?

François Genéty (French architect) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Victor Vermorel.

How many famous people were born in Beauregard?

2 people born in Beauregard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Beauregard known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Beauregard?

François Genéty, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1848.

Who counts as from Beauregard?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Beauregard 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 (3)

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.