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Famous people · Arnas, Rhône

From 1854 to 1998, Arnas was the birthplace of 3 famous people

The best known is the French association football player Timothé Cognat, with articles in 11 languages. The French swimmer Théo Bussière ranks second, ahead of Jean Chaffanjon. Just 2 mi away, Villefranche-sur-Saône’s list holds 68 names, Benjamin Biolay the best known. Timothé Cognat was born in 1998.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Timothé Cognat
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1854
Jean Chaffanjon
Youngest
1998
Timothé Cognat
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Arnas

Two of the three are athletes.

TC#1
Sports

Timothé Cognat

born 1998

French association football player

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
TB#2
Sports

Théo Bussière

born 1995

French swimmer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JC#3
Science & Medicine

Jean Chaffanjon

1854–1913

French explorer, photographer and botanical collector (1854-1913)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Arnas is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 2 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

Nearby, Villefranche-sur-Saône has the most on record, with 68.

Questions about famous people from Arnas

Who is the most famous person from Arnas?

Timothé Cognat (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Théo Bussière and Jean Chaffanjon.

How many famous people were born in Arnas?

3 people born in Arnas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Arnas known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arnas?

Jean Chaffanjon, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.

Who counts as from Arnas?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arnas 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)

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.