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Famous people · Izernore, Ain

Izernore has just one famous person to its name: Marcel Orfidan

Marcel Orfidan, the French athletics competitor, was born in 1897. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. 4 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Oyonnax, 5 mi away: 27 names, starting with Boulaye Dia.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marcel Orfidan
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1897
Marcel Orfidan
The best known

Born in Izernore

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Marcel Orfidan

1897–1979

French athletics competitor (1897-1979)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Izernore

Who is the most famous person from Izernore?

Marcel Orfidan (French athletics competitor (1897-1979)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Izernore?

1 people born in Izernore have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Who counts as from Izernore?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Izernore 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).

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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.