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Science & Medicine
Victor Pulliat
1827–1896French botanist (1827–1896)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Chiroubles, Rhône
Victor Pulliat, born in 1827, is Chiroubles’ famous person on record
In 1827, the French botanist Victor Pulliat was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. For more famous names, Mâcon is 12 mi away: its list has 105, led by Alphonse de Lamartine.
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Victor Pulliat
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1827
Victor Pulliat
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1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Mâcon leads the towns around it, with 105 names.
Mâcon · 12 miAlphonse de Lamartine & 104 more
Belleville-en-Beaujolais · 6 miFranck Durix & 9 moreJPSaint-Georges-de-Reneins · 9 miJean Plattard & 3 moreDMSaint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne · 7 miDidier Maufras & 2 moreBPMontmerle-sur-Saône · 8 miBenoît Poncet & 2 moreTCArnas · 12 miTimothé Cognat & 2 moreGDCrêches-sur-Saône · 7 miGeorges Dubœuf & 1 more
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay · 5 miMichel GillibertQuestions about famous people from Chiroubles
Who is the most famous person from Chiroubles?
Victor Pulliat (French botanist (1827–1896)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chiroubles?
1 people born in Chiroubles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chiroubles known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Chiroubles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chiroubles 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 (3)
- Alphonse de Lamartine: Adrien Tournachon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franck Durix: Werner Getzmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.