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Famous people · Corenc, Isère

2 famous people were born in Corenc

Jules Flandrin, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The list has one more: the resistance fighter André Jacob. Nearby, Grenoble, 3 mi away, lists 474, led by Stendhal. From Jules Flandrin to André Jacob, the births on the list run from 1871 to 1909.

#1 best knownJules FlandrinWriting & Arts · 1871–1947
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules Flandrin
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1871
Jules Flandrin
Youngest
1909
André Jacob
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Corenc

Jules Flandrin#1
Writing & Arts

Jules Flandrin

1871–1947

French painter (1871-1947)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AJ#2
Military

André Jacob

1909–1940

Resistance fighter

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Corenc is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Grenoble leads the towns around it, with 474 names.

Questions about famous people from Corenc

Who is the most famous person from Corenc?

Jules Flandrin (French painter (1871-1947)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Jacob.

How many famous people were born in Corenc?

2 people born in Corenc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Corenc known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Corenc?

Jules Flandrin, born in 1871. The youngest on the list was born in 1909.

Who counts as from Corenc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Corenc 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 (6)

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.