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Famous people · Panissières, Loire

Panissières is the birthplace of 4 famous people

At the top of the list is the French opera singer Jean Berthelier, covered in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Jean-Benoît Chouzy and Jean-Baptiste Cony. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jean-Baptiste Cony, born in 1828, the newest to Étienne Fougère, born in 1871. For every 10,000 residents there are 13.7 on the list, well above the typical Loire town’s 1.5.

#1 best knownJean BerthelierMusic · 1830–1888
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Berthelier
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1828
Jean-Baptiste Cony
Youngest
1871
Étienne Fougère
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Panissières

Languages with an article: 7 for Jean Berthelier, 5 for Jean-Benoît Chouzy, 2 for Jean-Baptiste Cony.

Jean Berthelier#1
Music

Jean Berthelier

1830–1888

French opera singer (1830-1888)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Benoît Chouzy#2
Faith

Jean-Benoît Chouzy

1837–1899

French Roman Catholic missionary in China (1837-1899)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JC#3
Writing & Arts

Jean-Baptiste Cony

1828–1873

Sculptor from France (1828-1873)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Panissières’ famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1830s, at 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century18501900Étienne FougèreJean Berthelier
MusicFaithWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Panissières is known for

Share of Panissières’ famous people in each field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Panissières

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Tarare, with 30.

Questions about famous people from Panissières

Who is the most famous person from Panissières?

Jean Berthelier (French opera singer (1830-1888)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Benoît Chouzy and Jean-Baptiste Cony.

How many famous people were born in Panissières?

4 people born in Panissières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Panissières known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Panissières?

Jean-Baptiste Cony, born in 1828. The youngest on the list was born in 1871.

Who counts as from Panissières?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Panissières 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 (5)

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.