#1Famous people · Feurs, Loire
Athletes stand out among the 15 famous people born in Feurs
Franck Montagny, the racecar driver, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The list comes to 17.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.5 in the typical town in Loire. Only 7 of the 98 towns in Loire with anyone on record list more. The earliest on the list is Joseph-Guichard Du Verney, born in 1648, and the youngest Romain Tillon, born in 1982.
Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Franck Montagny
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1648
Joseph-Guichard Du Verney
Youngest
1982
Romain Tillon
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Feurs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Feurs is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Feurs
Two of the three are athletes.
#1HB#2
Military
Henri Berthelot
1861–1931French general (1861–1931)
24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Through the years
When Feurs’ famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Feurs
12 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Chazelles-sur-Lyon’s, with 7.
Questions about famous people from Feurs
Who is the most famous person from Feurs?
Franck Montagny (Racecar driver) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Berthelot and Didier Tholot.
How many famous people were born in Feurs?
15 people born in Feurs have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 26 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 Feurs known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 15. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Feurs?
Joseph-Guichard Du Verney, born in 1648. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Feurs?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Feurs 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)
- Franck Montagny: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Didier Tholot: Didiertholot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffroy Guichard: The original uploader was Altrensa at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romain Tillon: René Hourdry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Rousset: Jean.Castera, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Marie Terray: Alexandre Roslin (1718-1793)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Ravel: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Berthelier: Unknown author Unknown author // Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Taverne: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.