Famous people born near Cenves
For more famous names, Mâcon is 8 mi away: its list has 105, led by Alphonse de Lamartine. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cenves. The longest list in Rhône is Lyon’s, with 928 names. Villefranche-sur-Saône has the second-longest list in Rhône, after Lyon, with 68.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Cenves (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 Cenves yet.
Famous people born near Cenves
Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
Mâcon · 8 miAlphonse de Lamartine & 104 more
Cluny · 10 miPierre-Paul Prud'hon & 8 moreDMSaint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne · 10 miDidier Maufras & 2 more
Replonges · 11 miLouis Desnoyers & 2 moreGDCrêches-sur-Saône · 6 miGeorges Dubœuf & 1 more
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay · 7 miMichel GillibertJDCharnay-lès-Mâcon · 7 miJean-Luc DonnetQuestions about famous people from Cenves
Who counts as from Cenves?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cenves 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)
- Alphonse de Lamartine: Adrien Tournachon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Paul Prud'hon: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Desnoyers: E. Gervais, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Gillibert: CamilleC34, 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.