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Writing & Arts
Benoît Malon
1841–1893French Socialist, writer, communard, and political leader (1841-1893)
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Précieux, Loire
Précieux has one famous person on record
Benoît Malon came into the world in 1841. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 16 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Montbrison, 5 mi away: 53, led by Pierre Boulez.
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Best known
Benoît Malon
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1841
Benoît Malon
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Précieux
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Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Montbrison · 5 miPierre Boulez & 52 more
Saint-Galmier · 8 miAntoine Ravel & 4 more
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert · 7 miSylvie Bonnet & 3 more
Veauche · 6 miFrançoise Héritier & 2 moreLMSury-le-Comtal · 4 miLouis Martin & 1 moreRGSaint-Romain-le-Puy · 3 miRoger GuillaumeJCAndrézieux-Bouthéon · 7 miJean-Louis ChazelleQuestions about famous people from Précieux
Who is the most famous person from Précieux?
Benoît Malon (French Socialist, writer, communard, and political leader (1841-1893)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Précieux?
1 people born in Précieux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Précieux known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Précieux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Précieux 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)
- Pierre Boulez: Franganillo, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Ravel: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvie Bonnet: Marie Milan-Homolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Françoise Héritier: Ji-Elle, 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.