Paul-Marie Rousset
1921–2016French Roman Catholic bishop (1921-2016)
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Most widely known is Paul-Marie Rousset, the French Roman Catholic bishop, with articles in 8 languages. The list has one more: the French historian and archivist Joseph Billioud. Within 4 mi, Mâcon lists the most: 105, with Alphonse de Lamartine first. From Joseph Billioud to Paul-Marie Rousset, the births on the list run from 1888 to 1921.
French Roman Catholic bishop (1921-2016)
French historian and archivist (1888-1963)
1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Grièges, with how many people each has.
Mâcon · 4 miAlphonse de Lamartine & 104 more
Belleville-en-Beaujolais · 11 miFranck Durix & 9 more
Replonges · 4 miLouis Desnoyers & 2 moreDMSaint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne · 5 miDidier Maufras & 2 moreGDCrêches-sur-Saône · 3 miGeorges Dubœuf & 1 moreGLChâtillon-sur-Chalaronne · 11 miGeorges Lagrange & 1 moreJDCharnay-lès-Mâcon · 4 miJean-Luc Donnet
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay · 5 miMichel GillibertPaul-Marie Rousset (French Roman Catholic bishop (1921-2016)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Billioud.
2 people born in Grièges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Joseph Billioud, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grièges 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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