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Famous people · Sail-sous-Couzan, Loire

Aimé Jacquet tops a list of 3 famous people born in Sail-sous-Couzan

At the top of the list is the French football manager Aimé Jacquet, covered in 39 languages. Alexandre Prachay and José Pelletier follow. Over 52 years of births, the list goes from Alexandre Prachay (1895) to José Pelletier (1947). Just 10 mi away, Montbrison’s list holds 53 names, Pierre Boulez the best known.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Aimé Jacquet
39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1895
Alexandre Prachay
Youngest
1947
José Pelletier
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Sail-sous-Couzan

Counted by languages, Aimé Jacquet is ahead of Alexandre Prachay and José Pelletier: 39, 2 and 1.

AJ#1
Sports

Aimé Jacquet

born 1941

French football manager

39 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AP#2
Politics & Law

Alexandre Prachay

1895–1943

French politician (1895-1943)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JP#3
Sports

José Pelletier

1947–2012

French association football player (1947-2012)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Sail-sous-Couzan is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Nearby, Montbrison has the most on record, with 53.

Questions about famous people from Sail-sous-Couzan

Who is the most famous person from Sail-sous-Couzan?

Aimé Jacquet (French football manager) is the best known by our measure: 39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandre Prachay and José Pelletier.

How many famous people were born in Sail-sous-Couzan?

3 people born in Sail-sous-Couzan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Sail-sous-Couzan known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sail-sous-Couzan?

Alexandre Prachay, born in 1895. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Sail-sous-Couzan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sail-sous-Couzan 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 (2)

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.