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Famous people · Thodure, Isère

2 famous people call Thodure their birthplace

Most widely known is Flavien Hugonin, the French Catholic prelate, with articles in 3 languages. One more name completes the list: Jean-Baptiste Augustin Nemoz. Go 7 mi to La Côte-Saint-André and the list grows to 6, with Paul Genevay at the top. From Flavien Hugonin in 1823 to Jean-Baptiste Augustin Nemoz in 1834, the births cover 11 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Flavien Hugonin
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1823
Flavien Hugonin
Youngest
1834
Jean-Baptiste Augustin Nemoz
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Thodure

FH#1
Faith

Flavien Hugonin

1823–1898

French Catholic prelate (1823–1898)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JN#2
Writing & Arts

Jean-Baptiste Augustin Nemoz

1834–1898

French painter, active 1864-1900

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Thodure is known for

Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to La Côte-Saint-André, with 6.

Questions about famous people from Thodure

Who is the most famous person from Thodure?

Flavien Hugonin (French Catholic prelate (1823–1898)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Augustin Nemoz.

How many famous people were born in Thodure?

2 people born in Thodure have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Thodure known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Thodure?

Flavien Hugonin, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1834.

Who counts as from Thodure?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thodure 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 (2)

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.