#1Amédée Girod de l'Ain
1781–1847French politician (1781–1847)
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At the top of the list is the French politician Amédée Girod de l'Ain, covered in 5 languages. The French writer Henri-Gustave Lengellé dit Tardy ranks second, ahead of Louis Castellaz. Fewer than a quarter of the 131 towns in Ain with famous people list more. The list’s best known name, Amédée Girod de l'Ain, dates from 1781.

Amédée Girod de l'Ain leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Henri-Gustave Lengellé dit Tardy (1) and Louis Castellaz (1).
#1French politician (1781–1847)
French writer (1901-1971)
French politician (1884-1967)
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Saint-Claude · 10 miMevlüt Erdinç & 29 more
Les Rousses · 10 miCamille Mandrillon & 6 moreJPDivonne-les-Bains · 4 miJacqueline Porel & 4 moreMMFerney-Voltaire · 6 miMichel Meylan & 3 more
Prévessin-Moëns · 5 miÉmile Guers & 1 more
Thoiry · 8 miJacques Benoit-Gonnin & 1 more
Cessy · 1 miJean-Louis Girod de l'Ain
Veigy-Foncenex · 10 miHector IsabellaAmédée Girod de l'Ain (French politician (1781–1847)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri-Gustave Lengellé dit Tardy and Louis Castellaz.
3 people born in Gex have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Amédée Girod de l'Ain, born in 1781. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gex 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.
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