Famous people near Machilly: 36 in Annemasse
Not one famous person on record comes from Machilly yet. In all of Haute-Savoie, the famous people on record come from 86 towns. No town in Haute-Savoie lists more than Annecy, with 210. After Annecy, the next longest list in Haute-Savoie is Sallanches’, with 53.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Machilly (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Machilly yet.
Famous people born near Machilly
The neighbour with the most names is Annemasse, at 36.
Questions about famous people from Machilly
Who counts as from Machilly?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Machilly 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)
- Tessa Worley: Jmex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Thérèse Hermann: Eleonorediane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hector Isabella: Utilisateur124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Zbinden: Marc Zbinden . J'ai numérisé une photo de famille datant de 1910., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.



