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Famous people · La Côte-Saint-André, Isère

From 1738 to 1939, La Côte-Saint-André was the birthplace of 6 famous people

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.

#1 best knownPaul GenevaySports · 1939–2022
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Genevay
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1738
Jean du Teil
Youngest
1939
Pierre Guichard
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people

What stands out about La Côte-Saint-André’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When La Côte-Saint-André’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Marie-Césaire du TeilCamille RocherJean du TeilPaul Genevay
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in La Côte-Saint-André

Paul Genevay leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Pierre Guichard (7) and Jean du Teil (2).

Paul Genevay#1
Sports

Paul Genevay

1939–2022

French sprinter (1939–2022)

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PG#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Guichard

1939–2021

French historian (1939-2021)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean du Teil#3
Military

Jean du Teil

1738–1820

French general (1738-1820)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What La Côte-Saint-André is known for

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.

Everyone

Everyone else born in La Côte-Saint-André

3 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay has the most people on record, 4 of them.

Questions about famous people from La Côte-Saint-André

Who is the most famous person from La Côte-Saint-André?

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.

How many famous people were born in La Côte-Saint-André?

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.

What is La Côte-Saint-André known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Côte-Saint-André?

Jean du Teil, born in 1738. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.

Who counts as from La Côte-Saint-André?

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.

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 (4)

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.