#1Notable
Mélina Robert-Michon
born 1979French discus thrower
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Voiron, Isère
Of the 30 famous people born in Voiron, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
At the top of the list is the French discus thrower Mélina Robert-Michon, covered in 27 languages. Fabien Centonze is second and Christophe Bouchut third. Since 1970, 10 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Claude Expilly’s, in 1561, and the last Ferdinand Ludwig’s, in 2000.
Born here
30
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Mélina Robert-Michon
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1561
Claude Expilly
Youngest
2000
Ferdinand Ludwig
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Voiron’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Voiron is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Voiron’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Voiron
Counted by languages, Mélina Robert-Michon is ahead of Fabien Centonze and Christophe Bouchut: 27, 14 and 10.
#1FC#2
Sports
Fabien Centonze
born 1996French association football player
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#3Sports
Christophe Bouchut
born 1966French racecar driver
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Voiron
Another 27, 8 of them athletes.
Philippe Octave Amédée de Barral
1791–1884French politician (1791-1884)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
Zoroastre Alexis Michal
1801–1875French engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Tullins counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Voiron
Who is the most famous person from Voiron?
Mélina Robert-Michon (French discus thrower) is the best known by our measure: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fabien Centonze and Christophe Bouchut.
How many famous people were born in Voiron?
30 people born in Voiron have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 46 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 Voiron known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 30. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Voiron?
Claude Expilly, born in 1561. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Voiron?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Voiron 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 (14)
- Mélina Robert-Michon: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Bouchut: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Guimet: Jean-Baptiste Danguin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Michallet: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Molaine: Armelle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Hussel: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Expilly: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Magnin: Photo prêtée par un ami de la Société Académique du Touquet-Paris-Plage., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Barnoud: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoroastre Alexis Michal: Introuvable (mais tableau d'un ingénieur français du XIXe siècle fait de son vivant), Public domain, 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
- Charles Berty: H. Ramus, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.