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Famous people · Contrevoz, Ain

Contrevoz’s famous people span 181 years: 2 births from 1734 to 1915

Articles in 5 languages make the French politician Albert Ouzoulias the best known. The other is Pierre Passerat de La Chapelle, the French officer. The nearest list is in Belley, 4 mi away: 33 names, starting with Sandrine Bailly. Albert Ouzoulias, the best known, was born in 1915.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Ouzoulias
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1734
Pierre Passerat de La Chapelle
Youngest
1915
Albert Ouzoulias
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Contrevoz

AO#1
Politics & Law

Albert Ouzoulias

1915–1995

French politician (1915–1995)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PC#2
Military

Pierre Passerat de La Chapelle

1734–1805

French officer (1734-1805)

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

What Contrevoz is known for

Politics & Law 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 fullest list close by belongs to Belley, with 33.

Questions about famous people from Contrevoz

Who is the most famous person from Contrevoz?

Albert Ouzoulias (French politician (1915–1995)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Passerat de La Chapelle.

How many famous people were born in Contrevoz?

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

What is Contrevoz known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Contrevoz?

Pierre Passerat de La Chapelle, born in 1734. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.

Who counts as from Contrevoz?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Contrevoz 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.