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Sports
André Buffière
1922–2014French basketball player (1922–2014)
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Vion, Ardèche
Vion has one famous person on record
In 1922, the French basketball player André Buffière was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 19 languages. For more famous names, Annonay is 11 mi away: its list has 35, led by Auguste Bravais.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Buffière
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1922
André Buffière
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Vion
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Annonay has the longest list next door: 35.
ABAnnonay · 11 miAuguste Bravais & 34 more
Tournon-sur-Rhône · 4 miFrançois de Tournon & 31 more
Saint-Vallier · 5 miOlivier Milloud & 10 moreRSTain-l'Hermitage · 3 miRobert de La Sizeranne & 3 moreCCSaint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse · 9 miCharles-Marie Chabert & 2 more
Davézieux · 11 miÉtienne Montgolfier & 1 morePMLa Roche-de-Glun · 7 miPaul-Émile Millefaut
Tournon-sur-Rhône · 4 miFrançois de Tournon & 31 moreSaint-Vallier · 5 miOlivier Milloud & 10 moreRSTain-l'Hermitage · 3 miRobert de La Sizeranne & 3 moreCCSaint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse · 9 miCharles-Marie Chabert & 2 moreDavézieux · 11 miÉtienne Montgolfier & 1 morePMLa Roche-de-Glun · 7 miPaul-Émile MillefautQuestions about famous people from Vion
Who is the most famous person from Vion?
André Buffière (French basketball player (1922–2014)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vion?
1 people born in Vion have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vion known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Vion?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vion 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 (3)
- François de Tournon: François de Dijon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Milloud: Siren-Com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Montgolfier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.