#1Moirans’ famous people span 113 years: 3 births from 1684 to 1797
The best known is the French banker Joseph Pâris Duverney, with articles in 7 languages. The next two names are Joseph-François Repellin and Marc-François Bonguyod. The neighbour with the longest list is Voiron, 3 mi away: 30, led by Mélina Robert-Michon. Half or more of the towns in Isère have no one on record, but this one has 3.8 for every 10,000 residents.

Born in Moirans
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1Joseph-François Repellin
1797–1858French politician
Marc-François Bonguyod
1751–1805French politician (1751-1805)
What Moirans is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Voiron has the most on record: 30.
Questions about famous people from Moirans
Who is the most famous person from Moirans?
Joseph Pâris Duverney (French banker) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph-François Repellin and Marc-François Bonguyod.
How many famous people were born in Moirans?
3 people born in Moirans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Moirans known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Moirans?
Joseph Pâris Duverney, born in 1684. The youngest on the list was born in 1797.
Who counts as from Moirans?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moirans 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 (5)
- Joseph Pâris Duverney: Louis Michel van Loo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mélina Robert-Michon: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raphaël Poirée: Götz A. Primke from Muenchen, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Gay: Jacques Gay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bach: Éliane Daphy / Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Anthropologie du Contemporain / National Center for Scientific Research, 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.



