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Famous people · Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne, Ain

Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Didier Maufras, the French architect, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Close behind are Annie Hémery and Hubert Gaillard. Within 9 mi, Mâcon lists the most: 105, with Alphonse de Lamartine first. The first birth on record is Annie Hémery’s, in 1901, and the last Didier Maufras’, in 1952.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Didier Maufras
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Annie Hémery
Youngest
1952
Didier Maufras
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

DM#1
Writing & Arts

Didier Maufras

born 1952

French architect

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AH#2
Film, TV & Stage

Annie Hémery

born 1901

French actress

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
HG#3
Writing & Arts

Hubert Gaillard

1912–2003

French painter (1912-2003)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest 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

Nearby, Mâcon has the most on record, with 105.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne?

Didier Maufras (French architect) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Annie Hémery and Hubert Gaillard.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne?

3 people born in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne 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 Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne?

Annie Hémery, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.

Who counts as from Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne 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.