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Writing & Arts
Prosper Convert
1852–1933French chansonnier and sculptor (1852-1933)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Bresse Vallons, Ain
Bresse Vallons has one famous person on record
The French chansonnier and sculptor Prosper Convert was born in 1852. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 4 languages have an article about them. A short trip away, Bourg-en-Bresse (8 mi) counts 133 famous people, Jérôme Lalande among them.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Prosper Convert
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1852
Prosper Convert
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Bresse Vallons
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Bourg-en-Bresse, with 133.
Bourg-en-Bresse · 8 miJérôme Lalande & 132 more
Viriat · 6 miGuillaume Rufin & 11 more
Montrevel-en-Bresse · 3 miPierre de La Baume & 2 more
Polliat · 5 miHippolyte Piroux & 1 more
Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg · 8 miVirginie BarbetBCPéronnas · 10 miBernard CurtGRBâgé-Dommartin · 10 miGabriel Marie de Riccé
Ceyzériat · 12 miÉmile BravetQuestions about famous people from Bresse Vallons
Who is the most famous person from Bresse Vallons?
Prosper Convert (French chansonnier and sculptor (1852-1933)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Bresse Vallons?
1 people born in Bresse Vallons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bresse Vallons known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Bresse Vallons?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bresse Vallons 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 (6)
- Jérôme Lalande: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Rufin: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de La Baume: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hippolyte Piroux: Bressse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginie Barbet: Suzy1919, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Bravet: Assemblée Nationale, Public domain, 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.