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Famous people · Charnay, Rhône

Jean-Marie Degoutte, born in 1866, is Charnay’s famous person on record

In 1866, the French general Jean-Marie Degoutte was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 15 languages. The nearest list is in L'Arbresle, 5 mi away: 13 names, starting with Rémi Garde.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Marie Degoutte
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1866
Jean-Marie Degoutte
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Charnay

JD#1
Military

Jean-Marie Degoutte

1866–1938

French general (1866-1938)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Charnay

Who is the most famous person from Charnay?

Jean-Marie Degoutte (French general (1866-1938)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Charnay?

1 people born in Charnay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Charnay known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Charnay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charnay 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).

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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.