Famous people born near Ambérieux
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Ambérieux. Go 4 mi to Villefranche-sur-Saône and the list grows to 68, with Benjamin Biolay at the top. The Rhône lists hold names for 126 towns. Lyon’s 928 names make the longest list in Rhône.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Ambérieux (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ambérieux yet.
Famous people born near Ambérieux
Nearby, Villefranche-sur-Saône has the most on record, with 68.
Villefranche-sur-Saône · 4 miBenjamin Biolay & 67 moreDDTrévoux · 2 miDaniel Dagallier & 15 moreEBAnse · 1 miEugène Bussy & 3 more
Reyrieux · 4 miAlbin Chalandon & 2 moreGLChasselay · 4 miGuy Lassausaie & 2 more
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or · 4 miPaul Villard & 2 more
Limas · 4 miPierre CoquetJMChazay-d'Azergues · 4 miJean-Loup MettonQuestions about famous people from Ambérieux
Who counts as from Ambérieux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ambérieux 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)
- Benjamin Biolay: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin Chalandon: Ramsès Le Grand, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Villard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Coquet: Boris Geenen, 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.