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Famous people · Replonges, Ain

3 famous people were born in Replonges from 1802 to 1944

The best known is the French journalist Louis Desnoyers, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Michel Voisin and Raymond Dumay. Nearby, Mâcon, 3 mi away, lists 105, led by Alphonse de Lamartine. Louis Desnoyers was born in 1802.

#1 best knownLouis DesnoyersWriting & Arts · 1802–1868
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Desnoyers
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1802
Louis Desnoyers
Youngest
1944
Michel Voisin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Replonges

The three are covered in 8, 5 and 2 languages: Louis Desnoyers, Michel Voisin and Raymond Dumay.

Louis Desnoyers#1
Writing & Arts

Louis Desnoyers

1802–1868

French journalist (1802–1868)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Michel Voisin#2
Politics & Law

Michel Voisin

born 1944

French politician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Raymond Dumay#3
Writing & Arts

Raymond Dumay

1916–1999

French journalist (1916–1999)

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

What Replonges is known for

Share of Replonges’ famous people in each field.

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

The neighbour with the most names is Mâcon, at 105.

Questions about famous people from Replonges

Who is the most famous person from Replonges?

Louis Desnoyers (French journalist (1802–1868)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Voisin and Raymond Dumay.

How many famous people were born in Replonges?

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

What is Replonges 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 Replonges?

Louis Desnoyers, born in 1802. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Replonges?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Replonges 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.