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Famous people · Neyron, Ain

Neyron’s famous people span 130 years: 3 births from 1794 to 1924

At the top of the list is the resistance fighter Maxime Sommeron, covered in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Émile Perrodon and Marcel Ruby. Villeurbanne, 4 mi away, has 64 on its list, the best known Florent Manaudou. The list’s best known name, Maxime Sommeron, dates from 1913.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maxime Sommeron
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1794
Émile Perrodon
Youngest
1924
Marcel Ruby
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Neyron

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

MS#1
Writing & Arts

Maxime Sommeron

1913–1998

Resistance fighter (1913-1998)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉP#2
Military

Émile Perrodon

1794–1872

French soldier and officer (1794-1872)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MR#3
Writing & Arts

Marcel Ruby

1924–2011

French historian (1924–2011)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Neyron is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Around it, Villeurbanne has the most people on record, 64 of them.

Questions about famous people from Neyron

Who is the most famous person from Neyron?

Maxime Sommeron (Resistance fighter (1913-1998)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Perrodon and Marcel Ruby.

How many famous people were born in Neyron?

3 people born in Neyron have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Neyron known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Neyron?

Émile Perrodon, born in 1794. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.

Who counts as from Neyron?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Neyron 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.