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Famous people · Tullins, Isère

Leaders stand out among the 8 famous people born in Tullins

Articles in 14 languages make the French film critic Thierry Frémaux the best known. The French politician André Vallini ranks second, ahead of Yannick Neuder. Between 1914 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. From Jean-Louis Martin to Yannick Neuder, the births on the list run from 1791 to 1969.

#2 best knownAndré ValliniPolitics & Law · born 1956
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Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thierry Frémaux
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1791
Jean-Louis Martin
Youngest
1969
Yannick Neuder
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Tullins’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Tullins is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.

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

Through the years

When Tullins’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Jacques BouquetRobert Dubarle
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Tullins

Two of the three are leaders.

TF#1
Writing & Arts

Thierry Frémaux

born 1960

French film critic (born 1960)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
André Vallini#2
Politics & Law

André Vallini

born 1956

French politician

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Yannick Neuder#3
Politics & Law

Yannick Neuder

born 1969

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Tullins

The rest number 5, with 3 leaders among them.

Michèle Bonneton

Michèle Bonneton

born 1947

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JB

Jacques Bouquet

1933–2009

French rugby union player (1933-2009)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Voiron’s, at 30 names.

Questions about famous people from Tullins

Who is the most famous person from Tullins?

Thierry Frémaux (French film critic (born 1960)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Vallini and Yannick Neuder.

How many famous people were born in Tullins?

8 people born in Tullins have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Tullins known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 8. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tullins?

Jean-Louis Martin, born in 1791. The youngest on the list was born in 1969.

Who counts as from Tullins?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tullins 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 (9)

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.