AJ#1
Faith
André Jullien
1882–1964Catholic cardinal (1882-1964)
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Pélussin, Loire
The 7 famous people born in Pélussin, led by André Jullien
André Jullien, the Catholic cardinal, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. 4 of them were born in the Belle Époque, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 18.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Loire has 1.5. Over 67 years of births, the list goes from François Ducloux (1864) to Janine Cizeron (1931).
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Jullien
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1864
François Ducloux
Youngest
1931
Janine Cizeron
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known
Born in Pélussin
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#2Writing & Arts
Gaston Baty
1885–1952French playwright and theater director (1885-1952)
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MF#3
Writing & Arts
Michel Folliasson
1925–2011French architect (1925–2011)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Pélussin’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
FaithWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pélussin is known for
The field with the most names is Faith: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pélussin
Still to come: 4 more, from 1864 to 1931.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Rive-de-Gier, with 22.
Rive-de-Gier · 8 miCyril Dessel & 21 more
Condrieu · 5 miJean-Christophe Rolland & 5 more
Roussillon · 7 miAlfred Poizat & 5 moreJLSaint-Paul-en-Jarez · 7 miJacques Lisfranc & 3 moreAPLorette · 8 miAlain Prost & 1 moreALChavanay · 3 miAuguste Barthélemy Langlois
Saint-Clair-du-Rhône · 5 miClair du DauphinéPTSaint-Maurice-l'Exil · 5 miPierre de TarentaiseQuestions about famous people from Pélussin
Who is the most famous person from Pélussin?
André Jullien (Catholic cardinal (1882-1964)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gaston Baty and Michel Folliasson.
How many famous people were born in Pélussin?
7 people born in Pélussin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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 Pélussin known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pélussin?
François Ducloux, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Pélussin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pélussin 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)
- Gaston Baty: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Alfred Poizat: Photo Félix, Public domain, 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.