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Famous people · La Terrasse, Isère

One famous person was born in La Terrasse

The French entrepreneur Jean-Baptiste Rebuffel was born in 1738. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Pontcharra, 9 mi off, can claim 4 famous people, the best known René Arnoux.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Baptiste Rebuffel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1738
Jean-Baptiste Rebuffel
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in La Terrasse

JR#1
Business

Jean-Baptiste Rebuffel

1738–1804

French entrepreneur

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Pontcharra has the most on record, with 4.

Questions about famous people from La Terrasse

Who is the most famous person from La Terrasse?

Jean-Baptiste Rebuffel (French entrepreneur) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in La Terrasse?

1 people born in La Terrasse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Terrasse known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who counts as from La Terrasse?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Terrasse 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).

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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.