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Famous people · Codognan, Gard

Codognan is the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician and official Louis Méjan, covered in 2 languages. The French association football player Pierre Dell'Oste ranks second, ahead of Émile Chalvidan. Nearby, Aimargues, 3 mi away, lists 7, led by Pierre Torreilles. The earliest on the list is Louis Méjan, born in 1874, and the youngest Pierre Dell'Oste, born in 1947.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Méjan
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1874
Louis Méjan
Youngest
1947
Pierre Dell'Oste
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Codognan

Counted by languages, Louis Méjan is ahead of Pierre Dell'Oste and Émile Chalvidan: 2, 2 and 1.

LM#1
Politics & Law

Louis Méjan

1874–1955

French politician and official (1874-1955)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PD#2
Sports

Pierre Dell'Oste

born 1947

French association football player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉC#3
Sports

Émile Chalvidan

1908–1987

French association football player (1908-1987)

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

What Codognan is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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 fullest list close by belongs to Aimargues, with 7.

Questions about famous people from Codognan

Who is the most famous person from Codognan?

Louis Méjan (French politician and official (1874-1955)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Dell'Oste and Émile Chalvidan.

How many famous people were born in Codognan?

3 people born in Codognan 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 Codognan known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Codognan?

Louis Méjan, born in 1874. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Codognan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Codognan 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.