No one born in Roisey has made the famous people list yet
The neighbour with the longest list is Bourg-Argental, 8 mi away: 11, led by Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet. Famous people are on record for 98 of the towns in Loire. The longest list of any town in Loire belongs to Saint-Étienne, with 355. After Saint-Étienne, the next longest list in Loire is Roanne’s, with 120.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Roisey (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roisey yet.
Famous people born near Roisey
The neighbour with the most names is Bourg-Argental, at 11.
Bourg-Argental · 8 miFerdinand-François-Auguste Donnet & 10 moreAJPélussin · 2 miAndré Jullien & 6 more
Roussillon · 7 miAlfred Poizat & 5 more
Condrieu · 7 miJean-Christophe Rolland & 5 moreJLSaint-Paul-en-Jarez · 8 miJacques Lisfranc & 3 moreJGChanas · 9 miJoseph Giray & 1 moreALChavanay · 3 miAuguste Barthélemy LangloisPTSaint-Maurice-l'Exil · 5 miPierre de TarentaiseQuestions about famous people from Roisey
Who counts as from Roisey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roisey 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)
- Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Poizat: Photo Félix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Christophe Rolland: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.