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Patrick Boucheix
born 1954Rugby union player
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Olby, Puy-de-Dôme
Olby has just one famous person to its name: Patrick Boucheix
Patrick Boucheix, the rugby union player, was born in 1954. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Of its neighbours, Clermont-Ferrand, 11 mi away, lists the most: 356, Gabriella Papadakis first.
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Patrick Boucheix
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1954
Patrick Boucheix
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Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Olby
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Clermont-Ferrand, with 356.
Clermont-Ferrand · 11 miGabriella Papadakis & 355 more
Chamalières · 10 miRenaud Camus & 31 moreATBeaumont · 11 miAudrey Tautou & 8 morePNRoyat · 9 miPatrick N'Guema N'Dong & 1 more
Romagnat · 11 miNoël Boucheix & 1 moreJTBlanzat · 12 miJean-Claude Theillière & 1 more
Aubière · 12 miChristian Forestier & 1 moreJPAydat · 8 miJoseph PlaneixQuestions about famous people from Olby
Who is the most famous person from Olby?
Patrick Boucheix (Rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Olby?
1 people born in Olby have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Olby known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Olby?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Olby 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
- Renaud Camus: Vive l'Europe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noël Boucheix: Pilucma, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.