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Famous people · Cerdon, Ain

4 famous people were born in Cerdon

Francisque Allombert, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The French sculptor François Félix Roubaud ranks second, ahead of Louis Auguste Roubaud. The first birth on record is François Félix Roubaud’s, in 1824, and the last Jacques André’s, in 1910. No town in Ain lists more than Bourg-en-Bresse, with 133.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Francisque Allombert
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1824
François Félix Roubaud
Youngest
1910
Jacques André
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Cerdon

Two of the three are writers and artists.

FA#1
Politics & Law

Francisque Allombert

1860–1903

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FR#2
Writing & Arts

François Félix Roubaud

1824–1876

French sculptor (1824–1876)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LR#3
Writing & Arts

Louis Auguste Roubaud

1828–1906

French sculptor

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Cerdon’s famous people were born

The 1820s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle Époque180018501900Jacques AndréFrançois Félix RoubaudFrancisque Allombert
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Cerdon is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cerdon

1 more, best known first.

JA

Jacques André

1910–1994

French latinist and philologist (1910-1994)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Nantua’s, with 22.

Questions about famous people from Cerdon

Who is the most famous person from Cerdon?

Francisque Allombert (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Félix Roubaud and Louis Auguste Roubaud.

How many famous people were born in Cerdon?

4 people born in Cerdon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Cerdon known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cerdon?

François Félix Roubaud, born in 1824. The youngest on the list was born in 1910.

Who counts as from Cerdon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cerdon 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 (5)

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.