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Famous people · Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme

31 famous people from Thiers, many of them leaders

Claire Chazal, the French journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Second place goes to the French actor Zinedine Soualem, third to Ludovic Genest. 9 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. From Georges Guillet de Saint-George to Ludovic Genest, the births on the list run from 1624 to 1987.

#1 best knownClaire ChazalWriting & Arts · born 1956
+27more
Born here
31
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claire Chazal
24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1624
Georges Guillet de Saint-George
Youngest
1987
Ludovic Genest
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people

What stands out about Thiers’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Thiers is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.8 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Thiers

Three names lead: Claire Chazal (24 languages), Zinedine Soualem (13) and Ludovic Genest (11).

Claire Chazal#1
Writing & Arts

Claire Chazal

born 1956

French journalist

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ZS#2
Film, TV & Stage

Zinedine Soualem

born 1957

French actor

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Ludovic Genest#3
Sports

Ludovic Genest

born 1987

French footballer and referee

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Thiers’ famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 4 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century160016501700175018001850190019502000Claire ChazalMauricia CoquiotGeorges Guillet de Saint-George
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageFaithNotableMilitaryScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Thiers

28 more, from 1624 to 1978.

PB

Patrick Berhault

1957–2004

French rock climber and mountaineer (1957-2004)

GS

Georges Guillet de Saint-George

1624–1705

French writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
AC

Arsène de Cey

1803–1887

French playwright (1806-1887)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
PT

Pierre Thiers

1914–1997

French rugby union player (1914–1997)

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Famous people from the towns next door

Maringues leads the towns around it, with 6 names.

Questions about famous people from Thiers

Who is the most famous person from Thiers?

Claire Chazal (French journalist) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Zinedine Soualem and Ludovic Genest.

How many famous people were born in Thiers?

31 people born in Thiers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 48 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Thiers known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 13 of the 31. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Thiers?

Georges Guillet de Saint-George, born in 1624. The youngest on the list was born in 1987.

Who counts as from Thiers?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thiers 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 (13)

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.