FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Famous people · Brégnier-Cordon, Ain

Brégnier-Cordon is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 2 languages make the French sculptor Léon Borgey the best known. The only other name is the French politician Auguste Billiemaz. Just 9 mi away, Belley’s list holds 33 names, Sandrine Bailly the best known. From Léon Borgey in 1888 to Auguste Billiemaz in 1903, the births cover 15 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Léon Borgey
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1888
Léon Borgey
Youngest
1903
Auguste Billiemaz
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Brégnier-Cordon

LB#1
Writing & Arts

Léon Borgey

1888–1959

French sculptor (1888–1959)

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

Auguste Billiemaz

1903–1983

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Brégnier-Cordon 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.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Belley, at 33.

Questions about famous people from Brégnier-Cordon

Who is the most famous person from Brégnier-Cordon?

Léon Borgey (French sculptor (1888–1959)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste Billiemaz.

How many famous people were born in Brégnier-Cordon?

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

What is Brégnier-Cordon 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 Brégnier-Cordon?

Léon Borgey, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1903.

Who counts as from Brégnier-Cordon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brégnier-Cordon 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.