Athletes stand out among the 23 famous people born in Givors
At the top of the list is the Portuguese footballer Anthony Lopes, covered in 41 languages. The next two names are Djamel Bouras and Sylvain Marconnet. From Jean-François Bony to Anthony Jullien, the births on the list run from 1754 to 1998. The largest group, 9, was born between 1914 and 1969.
What stands out about Givors’ famous people
What Givors is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
When Givors’ famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Givors
Languages with an article: 41 for Anthony Lopes, 18 for Djamel Bouras, 12 for Sylvain Marconnet.
#3Sylvain Marconnet
born 1976French rugby union player
Everyone else born in Givors
Another 20, 6 of them athletes.





Jean Thévenot
1916–1983French radio producer and journalist (1916-1983)

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Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Givors
Who is the most famous person from Givors?
Anthony Lopes (Portuguese footballer) is the best known by our measure: 41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Djamel Bouras and Sylvain Marconnet.
How many famous people were born in Givors?
23 people born in Givors have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 29 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 Givors known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 9 of the 23. That is 39% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Givors?
Jean-François Bony, born in 1754. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Givors?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Givors 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 (10)
- Sylvain Marconnet: paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Riaboukine: Casablanca1950, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clotilde Mabillon: L'Univers Illustré, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Reibrach: Imprimerie Dupont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Lécuyer: But-Club et le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Parrochia: Daniel69999, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Dumalle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Marchat: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Desplaces: PERA57PERA64, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Odon Thibaudier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.


