27 famous people were born in Oyonnax, more of them athletes than in most towns

Boulaye Dia (Senegalese and French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léger-Félicité Sonthonax and Bernard Darmet.

27 people born in Oyonnax have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 35 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: 9 of the 27. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Léger-Félicité Sonthonax, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Oyonnax 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.

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