#1Paul Genevay
1939–2022French sprinter (1939–2022)
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At the top of the list is the French sprinter Paul Genevay, covered in 16 languages. As early as 1738, Jean du Teil was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. Half or more of the towns in Isère have no one on record, but this one has 12.3 for every 10,000 residents. Only 11 of the 165 towns in Isère with anyone on record list more.
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Paul Genevay leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Pierre Guichard (7) and Jean du Teil (2).
#1French sprinter (1939–2022)
French historian (1939-2021)
#3French general (1738-1820)
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
3 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Around it, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay has the most people on record, 4 of them.
Paul Genevay (French sprinter (1939–2022)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Guichard and Jean du Teil.
6 people born in La Côte-Saint-André have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean du Teil, born in 1738. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Côte-Saint-André 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.
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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).
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.