Blanzat’s famous people span 158 years: 2 births from 1786 to 1944
Articles in 7 languages make the cyclist Jean-Claude Theillière the best known. The list has one more: the French painter Thomas Degeorge. Just 3 mi away, Clermont-Ferrand’s list holds 356 names, Gabriella Papadakis the best known. Jean-Claude Theillière, the best known, was born in 1944.

Born in Blanzat
#2Thomas Degeorge
1786–1854French painter (1786–1854)
What Blanzat is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Clermont-Ferrand · 3 miGabriella Papadakis & 355 more
Riom · 5 miAlan Stivell & 67 more
Chamalières · 4 miRenaud Camus & 31 more
Volvic · 4 miAmable de Bourzeis & 2 moreJBCébazat · 1 miJean Blanc & 1 more
Gerzat · 3 miSerge Godard & 1 morePNRoyat · 5 miPatrick N'Guema N'Dong & 1 moreCQChâteaugay · 1 miClaude Gilbert Scolastique Hyacinthe de La QueuilleQuestions about famous people from Blanzat
Who is the most famous person from Blanzat?
Jean-Claude Theillière (Cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Thomas Degeorge.
How many famous people were born in Blanzat?
2 people born in Blanzat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Blanzat known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Blanzat?
Thomas Degeorge, born in 1786. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
Who counts as from Blanzat?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Blanzat 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 (6)
- Thomas Degeorge: Ambroise Tardieu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriella Papadakis: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Stivell: Jérémy Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Renaud Camus: Vive l'Europe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amable de Bourzeis: Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Godard: (:Julien:), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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