Photo: Joël DAMASE · CC BY-SA 3.0No one from Châtel-Guyon is on the famous people list yet
Clermont-Ferrand, 10 mi away, has 356 on its list, the best known Gabriella Papadakis. Famous people are on record for 127 of the towns in Puy-de-Dôme. The longest list in Puy-de-Dôme is Clermont-Ferrand’s, with 356 names. After Clermont-Ferrand, the next longest list in Puy-de-Dôme is Riom’s, with 68.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Châtel-Guyon (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Châtel-Guyon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Châtel-Guyon
The fullest list close by belongs to Clermont-Ferrand, with 356.
Clermont-Ferrand · 10 miGabriella Papadakis & 355 more
Riom · 3 miAlan Stivell & 67 more
Volvic · 4 miAmable de Bourzeis & 2 moreJTBlanzat · 6 miJean-Claude Theillière & 1 moreJBCébazat · 7 miJean Blanc & 1 more
Gerzat · 8 miSerge Godard & 1 moreJMEnnezat · 8 miJean-Ossaye Mombur & 1 moreCQChâteaugay · 5 miClaude Gilbert Scolastique Hyacinthe de La QueuilleQuestions about famous people from Châtel-Guyon
Who counts as from Châtel-Guyon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Châtel-Guyon 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)
- Gabriella Papadakis: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Stivell: Jérémy Kergourlay, 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
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.