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Politics & Law
Jean Boyer
1923–2010Politician born in 1923
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Oyeu, Isère
A single famous person was born in Oyeu: Jean Boyer
Jean Boyer was born in 1923. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. The nearest list is in Voiron, 6 mi away: 30 names, starting with Mélina Robert-Michon.
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Jean Boyer
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1923
Jean Boyer
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Oyeu
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Voiron, with 30.
Questions about famous people from Oyeu
Who is the most famous person from Oyeu?
Jean Boyer (Politician born in 1923) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Oyeu?
1 people born in Oyeu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Oyeu known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Oyeu?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Oyeu 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
- Raphaël Poirée: Götz A. Primke from Muenchen, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Pâris Duverney: Louis Michel van Loo, 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.