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Famous people · Grièges, Ain

2 famous people were born in Grièges

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.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul-Marie Rousset
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1888
Joseph Billioud
Youngest
1921
Paul-Marie Rousset
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Grièges

PR#1
Faith

Paul-Marie Rousset

1921–2016

French Roman Catholic bishop (1921-2016)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#2
Writing & Arts

Joseph Billioud

1888–1963

French historian and archivist (1888-1963)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Grièges is known for

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.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Grièges, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Grièges

Who is the most famous person from Grièges?

Paul-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.

How many famous people were born in Grièges?

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.

What is Grièges known for?

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.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Grièges?

Joseph Billioud, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.

Who counts as from Grièges?

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.

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.