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Famous people · Chasselay, Rhône

3 famous people were born in Chasselay from 1830 to 1961

Guy Lassausaie, the French chef, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The next two names are Antoine Jean Bail and Marcel Guillot. The list’s best known name, Guy Lassausaie, dates from 1961. Of its neighbours, Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, 2 mi away, lists the most: 3, Paul Villard first.

#3 best knownMarcel GuillotMilitary · 1914–1984
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guy Lassausaie
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1830
Antoine Jean Bail
Youngest
1961
Guy Lassausaie
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Chasselay

Guy Lassausaie leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Antoine Jean Bail (2) and Marcel Guillot (1).

GL#1
Business

Guy Lassausaie

born 1961

French chef

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AB#2
Writing & Arts

Antoine Jean Bail

1830–1919

French painter and engraver, 1830-1918

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Marcel Guillot#3
Military

Marcel Guillot

1914–1984

French military personnel (1914-1984)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Chasselay is known for

The largest field is Business, with 1 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

The fullest list close by belongs to Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, with 3.

Questions about famous people from Chasselay

Who is the most famous person from Chasselay?

Guy Lassausaie (French chef) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Jean Bail and Marcel Guillot.

How many famous people were born in Chasselay?

3 people born in Chasselay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Chasselay known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chasselay?

Antoine Jean Bail, born in 1830. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.

Who counts as from Chasselay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chasselay 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 (6)

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.