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Malo Gusto
born 2003French footballer (born 2003)
48 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Décines-Charpieu, Rhône
20 famous people from Décines-Charpieu, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the French footballer Malo Gusto, covered in 48 languages. Since 1970, 16 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.7 on the list, well above the typical Rhône town’s 1.4. The first birth on record is Marc Barbezat’s, in 1913, and the last Enzo Molebe’s, in 2007.
Born here
20
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Malo Gusto
48 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1913
Marc Barbezat
Youngest
2007
Enzo Molebe
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Décines-Charpieu’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Décines-Charpieu is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Décines-Charpieu’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Décines-Charpieu
All three are athletes.
#2Sports
Abdelkader Ghezzal
born 1984Algerian and French footballer
30 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Rachid Ghezzal
born 1992Algerian-French footballer (born 1992)
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Décines-Charpieu
17 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Villeurbanne, at 64.
Villeurbanne · 4 miFlorent Manaudou & 63 more
Lyon 3e · 5 miBruno Grua & 40 moreÉPBron · 3 miÉric Poulat & 29 more
Rillieux-la-Pape · 5 miLoïc Rémy & 13 moreGSVaulx-en-Velin · 2 miGaël Da Silva & 6 moreKMMeyzieu · 2 miKhalis Merah & 1 moreCFSaint-Maurice-de-Beynost · 4 miClaudius Four & 1 moreAOChassieu · 2 miAmbre OuazarQuestions about famous people from Décines-Charpieu
Who is the most famous person from Décines-Charpieu?
Malo Gusto (French footballer (born 2003)) is the best known by our measure: 48 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Abdelkader Ghezzal and Rachid Ghezzal.
How many famous people were born in Décines-Charpieu?
20 people born in Décines-Charpieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 25 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 Décines-Charpieu known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 15 of the 20. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Décines-Charpieu?
Marc Barbezat, born in 1913. The youngest on the list was born in 2007.
Who counts as from Décines-Charpieu?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Décines-Charpieu 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 (11)
- Abdelkader Ghezzal: SkyPiercer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachid Ghezzal: Beşiktaş JK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pomme: EddyLlrg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thierry Hupond: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Durand: Gaël Marziou from Grenoble, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Fischer: Fischon69, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Pardon: Jerem65, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ange Padovani: Bad OrB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florent Manaudou: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Grua: Communicatio15, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loïc Rémy: CFCUnofficial (Chelsea Debs), CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.