No famous person born in Chuyer is listed yet
Of its neighbours, Rive-de-Gier, 7 mi away, lists the most: 22, Cyril Dessel first. The Loire lists hold names for 98 towns. Saint-Étienne’s 355 names make the longest list in Loire. After Saint-Étienne, the next longest list in Loire is Roanne’s, with 120.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chuyer (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 Chuyer yet.
Famous people born near Chuyer
The fullest list close by belongs to Rive-de-Gier, with 22.
Rive-de-Gier · 7 miCyril Dessel & 21 moreAJPélussin · 3 miAndré Jullien & 6 more
Condrieu · 3 miJean-Christophe Rolland & 5 moreJLSaint-Paul-en-Jarez · 7 miJacques Lisfranc & 3 moreGVAmpuis · 6 miGabriel Vanel & 2 moreAPLorette · 7 miAlain Prost & 1 moreALChavanay · 3 miAuguste Barthélemy Langlois
Saint-Clair-du-Rhône · 4 miClair du DauphinéQuestions about famous people from Chuyer
Who counts as from Chuyer?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chuyer 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)
- Cyril Dessel: www.instants-cyclistes.fr from France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Christophe Rolland: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clair du Dauphiné: Frachet, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.