#1Famous people · Gerzat, Puy-de-Dôme
2 famous people were born in Gerzat
Serge Godard, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The other is Alfred Faure, the French racing cyclist. Of its neighbours, Clermont-Ferrand, 4 mi away, lists the most: 356, Gabriella Papadakis first. The oldest name on the list belongs to Alfred Faure, born in 1883, the newest to Serge Godard, born in 1936.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Serge Godard
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1883
Alfred Faure
Youngest
1936
Serge Godard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Gerzat
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Known for
What Gerzat is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 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
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Gerzat, with how many people each has.
Clermont-Ferrand · 4 miGabriella Papadakis & 355 more
Riom · 5 miAlan Stivell & 67 more
Chamalières · 5 miRenaud Camus & 31 more
Pont-du-Château · 5 miAlain Rey & 4 moreJBCébazat · 2 miJean Blanc & 1 moreJTBlanzat · 3 miJean-Claude Theillière & 1 more
Lempdes · 4 miJean-Baptiste Lamy & 1 more
Aubière · 5 miChristian Forestier & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Gerzat
Who is the most famous person from Gerzat?
Serge Godard (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Faure.
How many famous people were born in Gerzat?
2 people born in Gerzat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Gerzat known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gerzat?
Alfred Faure, born in 1883. The youngest on the list was born in 1936.
Who counts as from Gerzat?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gerzat 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 (7)
- Serge Godard: (:Julien:), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Alain Rey: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Lamy: Nolege, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Forestier: Benoit Laurence, 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.