No one from Theys is on the famous people list yet
Domène, 10 mi away, has 5 on its list, the best known Lise Lesèvre. The Isère lists hold names for 165 towns. No town in Isère lists more than Grenoble, with 474. After Grenoble, the next longest list in Isère is La Tronche’s, with 68.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Theys (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 Theys yet.
Famous people born near Theys
The fullest list close by belongs to Domène, with 5.
Pontcharra · 9 miRené Arnoux & 3 moreMLVillard-Bonnot · 6 miMichel Lotito & 2 moreJRCrêts en Belledonne · 5 miJean-Pierre Raffin-Dugens & 1 more
Allevard · 7 miPierre Rambaud & 1 moreJTFroges · 4 miJacques Texier
Le Touvet · 5 miMichel FuzellierPGSaint-Ismier · 9 miPétrus GourinQuestions about famous people from Theys
Who counts as from Theys?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Theys 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)
- René Arnoux: Peter Moricz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Rambaud: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Fuzellier: Noelfu, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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