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Famous people · Herbeys, Isère
Herbeys has just one famous person to its name: Eddy Finé
In 1997, the French cyclist Eddy Finé was born. 8 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Grenoble, 4 mi away: 474 names, starting with Stendhal. The longest list in Isère is Grenoble’s, with 474 names.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Eddy Finé
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1997
Eddy Finé
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Herbeys
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Grenoble’s, at 474 names.
Grenoble · 4 miStendhal & 473 more
La Tronche · 5 miMichel Barnier & 67 more
Saint-Martin-d'Hères · 3 miAnaïs Chevalier-Bouchet & 54 moreCÉchirolles · 4 miCalogero & 34 more
Vizille · 5 miFlorence Masnada & 5 moreLLDomène · 5 miLise Lesèvre & 4 more
Gières · 3 miCasimir Arvet-TouvetPCJarrie · 3 miPierre ClaretQuestions about famous people from Herbeys
Who is the most famous person from Herbeys?
Eddy Finé (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Herbeys?
1 people born in Herbeys have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Herbeys known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Herbeys?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Herbeys 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 (5)
- Stendhal: Olof Johan Södermark, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Barnier: Florian David Pm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Masnada: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casimir Arvet-Touvet: not specified, 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.