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Military
Joseph Vincendon
1833–1909French general
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Brézins, Isère
Brézins, birthplace of the French general Joseph Vincendon
Joseph Vincendon, the French general, was born in 1833. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. The neighbour with the longest list is Tullins, 10 mi away: 8, led by Thierry Frémaux.
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Joseph Vincendon
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1833
Joseph Vincendon
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Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Brézins
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Famous people from the towns next door
Tullins has the longest list next door: 8.
Questions about famous people from Brézins
Who is the most famous person from Brézins?
Joseph Vincendon (French general) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Brézins?
1 people born in Brézins have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Brézins known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Brézins?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brézins 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)
- Paul Genevay: Sergio del Grande (Mondadori Publishers) [2], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raphaël Poirée: Götz A. Primke from Muenchen, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Valland: Unknown, 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.