#1Politics & Law
Michel Barnier
born 1951Former Prime Minister of France (2024)
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Famous people · La Tronche, Isère
Of the 68 famous people born in La Tronche, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 61 languages make the former Prime Minister of France Michel Barnier the best known. Grégory Lemarchal is second and Philippe Streiff third. The largest group, 42, was born between 1914 and 1969. Births since 1970 account for 24 of the names.
Born here
68
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Barnier
61 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1772
Louis Chabert
Youngest
2003
Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Most common field
Sports
28 people
What stands out about La Tronche’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 61 languages, Michel Barnier is known far beyond the town.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2003, among 45 since 1950.A town of athletes28 of the 68 people born here are athletes, 2.2× the usual share in France.68 notable peopleLa Tronche lists 68 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in La Tronche
First, Michel Barnier (61 languages), then Grégory Lemarchal (35) and Philippe Streiff (22).
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#2Music
Grégory Lemarchal
1983–2007French singer (1983-2007)
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Through the years
When La Tronche’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 12 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What La Tronche is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 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 Tronche
65 more, best known first.
Olivier Faure
born 1968French politician (born 1968); First Secretary of the French Socialist Party
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Constantin Melnik
1927–2014French intelligence officer and publisher (1927-2014)
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Grenoble’s, with 474.
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Saint-Martin-d'Hères · 2 miAnaïs Chevalier-Bouchet & 54 moreMLFontaine · 3 miMichel Lafranceschina & 3 more
Corenc · 1 miJules Flandrin & 1 more
Meylan · 2 miGabriel de Mortillet & 1 moreJPSaint-Égrève · 4 miJean Pinsello & 1 moreFRSaint-Martin-le-Vinoux · 2 miFrédéric Rauh
Gières · 3 miCasimir Arvet-TouvetQuestions about famous people from La Tronche
Who is the most famous person from La Tronche?
Michel Barnier (Former Prime Minister of France (2024)) is the best known by our measure: 61 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Grégory Lemarchal and Philippe Streiff.
How many famous people were born in La Tronche?
68 people born in La Tronche have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 104 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 Tronche known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 28 of the 68. That is 41% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Tronche?
Louis Chabert, born in 1772. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from La Tronche?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Tronche 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 (26)
- Michel Barnier: Florian David Pm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grégory Lemarchal: Angyal Dóra, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Faure: Olivier Faure, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thierry Claveyrolat: A.L. Miltenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrien Douady: François Tisseyre, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- René Capitant: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey: JohnNewton8, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Claude Colotti: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marina Makanza: Frank Haug, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Rozier: Goesseln, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yoann Deslot: Floskating85, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Portier: TrisHR, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Galliard-Minier: YoussBass, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loup Benoît: English, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malina Vongsavady: Fencer1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yaëlle Hoyaux: Yaelle.hoyaux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudette Oriol-Boyer: Manuel Oriol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Richerand: Crochet.david, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Tritta: JulienBci, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Bemenou: Filazinho, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Maurice: Epeac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stendhal: Olof Johan Södermark, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Flandrin: Jules Flandrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel de Mortillet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.