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Famous people · Coligny, Ain

Joseph Darnand tops a list of 3 famous people born in Coligny

Articles in 21 languages make the French SS officer Joseph Darnand the best known. Adrien Bondet and René Greusard follow. Just 11 mi away, Viriat’s list holds 12 names, Guillaume Rufin the best known. From Adrien Bondet to René Greusard, the births on the list run from 1830 to 1908.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Darnand
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1830
Adrien Bondet
Youngest
1908
René Greusard
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Coligny

Three names lead: Joseph Darnand (21 languages), Adrien Bondet (2) and René Greusard (1).

JD#1
Military

Joseph Darnand

1897–1945

French SS officer (1897-1945)

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AB#2
Science & Medicine

Adrien Bondet

1830–1909

French physician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RG#3
Politics & Law

René Greusard

1908–1974

French politician (1908-1974)

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

What Coligny is known for

The largest field is Military, 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 most names next door are in Viriat: 12.

Questions about famous people from Coligny

Who is the most famous person from Coligny?

Joseph Darnand (French SS officer (1897-1945)) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Adrien Bondet and René Greusard.

How many famous people were born in Coligny?

3 people born in Coligny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Coligny known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coligny?

Adrien Bondet, born in 1830. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.

Who counts as from Coligny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coligny 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)

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.