Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Genay yet, but Trévoux next door has 16
The Rhône lists hold names for 126 towns. The longest list of any town in Rhône belongs to Lyon, with 928. After Lyon, the next longest list in Rhône is Villefranche-sur-Saône’s, with 68. Trévoux’s list is led by Daniel Dagallier.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Genay (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Genay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Genay
Nearby, Trévoux has the most on record, with 16.
Neuville-sur-Saône · 1 miPaul Mauriat & 2 more
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or · 2 miPaul Villard & 2 more
Reyrieux · 3 miAlbin Chalandon & 2 moreGLChasselay · 4 miGuy Lassausaie & 2 morePCMontanay · 2 miPierre CormorèchePTCailloux-sur-Fontaines · 4 miPierre Thomas
Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or · 4 miPaul MoninQuestions about famous people from Genay
Who counts as from Genay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Genay 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 (4)
- Paul Mauriat: La Vie au grand air, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Villard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin Chalandon: Ramsès Le Grand, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Monin: Allypios, 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.