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Famous people · Lorette, Loire

2 famous people come from Lorette, Alain Prost the best known

Alain Prost, the French racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. The other is André Chazalon, the French politician. Over 31 years of births, the list goes from André Chazalon (1924) to Alain Prost (1955). Within 4 mi, Saint-Chamond lists the most: 47, with Edmond Locard first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Prost
71 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1924
André Chazalon
Youngest
1955
Alain Prost
Most common field
Sports
1 person

What stands out about Lorette’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Lorette

AP#1
Sports

Alain Prost

born 1955

French racing driver (born 1955)

71 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AC#2
Politics & Law

André Chazalon

1924–2014

French politician (1924-2014)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Lorette is known for

1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Saint-Chamond, with 47.

Questions about famous people from Lorette

Who is the most famous person from Lorette?

Alain Prost (French racing driver (born 1955)) is the best known by our measure: 71 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Chazalon.

How many famous people were born in Lorette?

2 people born in Lorette have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Lorette known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lorette?

André Chazalon, born in 1924. The youngest on the list was born in 1955.

Who counts as from Lorette?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lorette 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)

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.