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Famous people · Culoz-Béon, Ain

2 famous people come from Culoz-Béon, Léon Serpollet the best known

The best known is the French businessman and automobile pioneer Léon Serpollet, with articles in 17 languages. The only other name is the French actor Georges Hubert. The first birth on record is Léon Serpollet’s, in 1858, and the last Georges Hubert’s, in 1906. A short trip away, Belley (8 mi) counts 33 famous people, Sandrine Bailly among them.

#1 best knownLéon SerpolletBusiness · 1858–1907
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Léon Serpollet
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1858
Léon Serpollet
Youngest
1906
Georges Hubert
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Culoz-Béon

Léon Serpollet#1
Business

Léon Serpollet

1858–1907

French businessman and automobile pioneer (1858–1907)

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GH#2
Film, TV & Stage

Georges Hubert

1906–1983

French actor (1906-1983)

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

What Culoz-Béon is known for

The field with the most names is Business: 1.

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

Close by, Belley counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Culoz-Béon

Who is the most famous person from Culoz-Béon?

Léon Serpollet (French businessman and automobile pioneer (1858–1907)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Hubert.

How many famous people were born in Culoz-Béon?

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

What is Culoz-Béon known for?

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

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Culoz-Béon?

Léon Serpollet, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Culoz-Béon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Culoz-Béon 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.