No famous person from Merlas yet, but Voiron next door has 30
Grenoble’s 474 names make the longest list in Isère. After Grenoble, the next longest list in Isère is La Tronche’s, with 68. 165 towns across Isère can name a famous person born there. The best known born in Voiron is Mélina Robert-Michon.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Merlas (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Merlas yet.
Famous people born near Merlas
Close by, Voiron counts 30 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Merlas
Who counts as from Merlas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Merlas 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 (3)
- Mélina Robert-Michon: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Berty: H. Ramus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Pâris Duverney: Louis Michel van Loo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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