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Abbé Gringoz
1880–1962French catholic priest and historian
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Ramasse, Ain
Ramasse has just one famous person to its name: Abbé Gringoz
The French Catholic priest and historian Abbé Gringoz was born in 1880. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their name appears in an article in one language. Within 6 mi, Bourg-en-Bresse lists the most: 133, with Jérôme Lalande first.
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Abbé Gringoz
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1880
Abbé Gringoz
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Born in Ramasse
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Bourg-en-Bresse has the most on record, with 133.
Bourg-en-Bresse · 6 miJérôme Lalande & 132 more
Viriat · 8 miGuillaume Rufin & 11 more
Pont-d'Ain · 10 miDominique Bathenay & 2 moreJGMontréal-la-Cluse · 10 miJean-Michel Goutier & 2 more
Polliat · 12 miHippolyte Piroux & 1 more
Ceyzériat · 2 miÉmile BravetBCPéronnas · 7 miBernard Curt
Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg · 8 miVirginie BarbetQuestions about famous people from Ramasse
Who is the most famous person from Ramasse?
Abbé Gringoz (French catholic priest and historian) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Ramasse?
1 people born in Ramasse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ramasse known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Ramasse?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ramasse 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)
- Jérôme Lalande: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Rufin: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Bathenay: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hippolyte Piroux: Bressse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Bravet: Assemblée Nationale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginie Barbet: Suzy1919, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.