Of the 22 famous people born in Nantua, an unusual share are athletes

Corinne Niogret (French biathlete) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come David Hellebuyck and Jean-Louis Aubert.

22 people born in Nantua have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 34 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, athletes: 7 of the 22. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Louis-Balthazar-Frédéric Prost, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nantua 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.

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.