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Writing & Arts
Jacques Chevallier
1927–2020French journalist and film critic
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Chevrières, Isère
One famous person was born in Chevrières
The French journalist and film critic Jacques Chevallier was born in 1927. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Of its neighbours, Saint-Marcellin, 3 mi away, lists the most: 16, François Delattre first.
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Jacques Chevallier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1927
Jacques Chevallier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Chevrières
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Saint-Marcellin, with 16.
Saint-Marcellin · 3 miFrançois Delattre & 15 moreJLSaint-Jean-en-Royans · 12 miJoseph Lamberton & 4 moreJPAutrans-Méaudre en Vercors · 12 miJordann Perret & 3 more
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs · 11 miRose Valland & 2 more
Chatte · 3 miClément Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin & 1 moreJGSaint-Siméon-de-Bressieux · 10 miJean-Louis Gervat & 1 moreGDVinay · 6 miGeorges DorlyQuestions about famous people from Chevrières
Who is the most famous person from Chevrières?
Jacques Chevallier (French journalist and film critic) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chevrières?
1 people born in Chevrières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chevrières known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Chevrières?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chevrières 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 Delattre: Clergier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Valland: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clément Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin: Vincendon_dumoulin.jpg : Astrocytome ] derivative work: TCY, 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.