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Famous people · Marboz, Ain

3 famous people were born in Marboz from 1765 to 1923

Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, the French politician and officer, is the most widely known, written about in one language. Second and third on the list are Jean Stanislas Bochard and Louis Robin. Nearby, Bourg-en-Bresse, 9 mi away, lists 133, led by Jérôme Lalande. The list’s best known name, Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, dates from 1765.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1765
Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon
Youngest
1923
Louis Robin
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Marboz

The three are covered in 1, 1 and 1 languages: Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, Jean Stanislas Bochard and Louis Robin.

CD#1
Politics & Law

Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon

1765–1849

French politician and officer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean Stanislas Bochard

1779–1857

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
LR#3
Politics & Law

Louis Robin

1923–2014

French politician (1923-2014)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Bourg-en-Bresse lists the most people: 133.

Questions about famous people from Marboz

Who is the most famous person from Marboz?

Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon (French politician and officer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Stanislas Bochard and Louis Robin.

How many famous people were born in Marboz?

3 people born in Marboz have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Marboz known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marboz?

Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, born in 1765. The youngest on the list was born in 1923.

Who counts as from Marboz?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marboz 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 (6)

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.