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Famous people · Collonges, Ain

2 famous people call Collonges their birthplace

Eugène Bizot, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician André Litaise. Within 8 mi, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois lists the most: 20, with Younès Kaboul first. Over 46 years of births, the list goes from Eugène Bizot (1855) to André Litaise (1901).

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Eugène Bizot
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1855
Eugène Bizot
Youngest
1901
André Litaise
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Collonges

EB#1
Politics & Law

Eugène Bizot

1855–1908

French politician (1855-1908)

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

André Litaise

1901–1985

French politician (1901–1985)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois has the most on record: 20.

Questions about famous people from Collonges

Who is the most famous person from Collonges?

Eugène Bizot (French politician (1855-1908)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Litaise.

How many famous people were born in Collonges?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Collonges?

Eugène Bizot, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.

Who counts as from Collonges?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Collonges 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.