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Politics & Law
Jean-Baptiste Point
1809–1854French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Fontanès, Loire
One famous person was born in Fontanès
Jean-Baptiste Point, the French politician, was born in 1809. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. Of its neighbours, Saint-Chamond, 6 mi away, lists the most: 47, Edmond Locard first.
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Jean-Baptiste Point
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1809
Jean-Baptiste Point
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Fontanès
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Saint-Chamond has the most people on record, 47 of them.
Saint-Chamond · 6 miEdmond Locard & 46 more
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez · 6 miFaouzi Ghoulam & 15 more
Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise · 6 miAntoine Pinay & 5 more
Saint-Galmier · 7 miAntoine Ravel & 4 moreJSSorbiers · 4 miJean Selic & 1 moreFGSaint-Héand · 3 miFrédéric GirerdCDLa Talaudière · 5 miCharles DurantinRFSaint-Jean-Bonnefonds · 6 miRégis ForissierQuestions about famous people from Fontanès
Who is the most famous person from Fontanès?
Jean-Baptiste Point (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Fontanès?
1 people born in Fontanès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Fontanès known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Fontanès?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontanès 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 (4)
- Edmond Locard: Unbekannt >100 Jahre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Faouzi Ghoulam: KevFB, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Pinay: Farabola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Ravel: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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