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Famous people · Francheville, Rhône

2 famous people were born in Francheville

Maurice Thuilière is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French actor Jean-Paul Muel. Over 4 years of births, the list goes from Maurice Thuilière (1940) to Jean-Paul Muel (1944). Of its neighbours, Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, 3 mi away, lists the most: 47, Clément Turpin first.

#2 best knownJean-Paul MuelFilm, TV & Stage · born 1944
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice Thuilière
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1940
Maurice Thuilière
Youngest
1944
Jean-Paul Muel
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Francheville

MT#1
Writing & Arts

Maurice Thuilière

born 1940

French writer, poet and journalist

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-Paul Muel#2
Film, TV & Stage

Jean-Paul Muel

born 1944

French actor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Francheville is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, with 47.

Questions about famous people from Francheville

Who is the most famous person from Francheville?

Maurice Thuilière (French writer, poet and journalist) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Paul Muel.

How many famous people were born in Francheville?

2 people born in Francheville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Francheville known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Francheville?

Maurice Thuilière, born in 1940. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Francheville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Francheville 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)

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.