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Famous people · Jujurieux, Ain

Jujurieux’s famous people span 132 years: 4 births from 1737 to 1869

At the top of the list is the French politician and physician Louis Bonnet, covered in 5 languages. Marie-Gabriel Boccard and Gaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de Champollon follow. Fewer than a quarter of the 131 towns in Ain with famous people list more. The list’s best known name, Louis Bonnet, dates from 1815.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Bonnet
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1737
Gaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de Champollon
Youngest
1869
Marie-Gabriel Boccard
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Jujurieux

Louis Bonnet, Marie-Gabriel Boccard and Gaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de Champollon are written about in 5, 4 and 1 languages.

LB#1
Politics & Law

Louis Bonnet

1815–1892

French politician and physician (1815–1892)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MB#2
Politics & Law

Marie-Gabriel Boccard

1869–1928

French politician (1869-1928)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GC#3
Military

Gaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de Champollon

1737–1810

French general (1737–1810)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Jujurieux’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1810s, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire175018001850Louis-Cyrille CottinGaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de ChampollonLouis Bonnet
Politics & LawMilitaryBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Jujurieux is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Jujurieux

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Jujurieux

Who is the most famous person from Jujurieux?

Louis Bonnet (French politician and physician (1815–1892)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie-Gabriel Boccard and Gaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de Champollon.

How many famous people were born in Jujurieux?

4 people born in Jujurieux 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.

What is Jujurieux known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Jujurieux?

Gaspard-Adrien Bonnet du Louvat de Champollon, born in 1737. The youngest on the list was born in 1869.

Who counts as from Jujurieux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jujurieux 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.