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Famous people · Coux, Ardèche

Coux’s famous people span 196 years: 2 births from 1734 to 1930

Articles in 15 languages make the French road bicycle racer René Privat the best known. The only other name is the French politician Pierre Simon de France. Nearby, Privas, 1 mi away, lists 23, led by Cyril Théréau. Fewer than a quarter of the 85 towns in Ardèche with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Privat
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1734
Pierre Simon de France
Youngest
1930
René Privat
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Coux

RP#1
Sports

René Privat

1930–1995

French road bicycle racer (1930–1995)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PF#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Simon de France

1734–1819

French politician (1734-1819)

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

What Coux is known for

Share of Coux’s 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

Nearby, Privas has the most on record, with 23.

Questions about famous people from Coux

Who is the most famous person from Coux?

René Privat (French road bicycle racer (1930–1995)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Simon de France.

How many famous people were born in Coux?

2 people born in Coux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Coux known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coux?

Pierre Simon de France, born in 1734. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.

Who counts as from Coux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coux 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 (2)

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.