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Famous people · L'Arbresle, Rhône

Of the 13 famous people born in L'Arbresle, an unusual share are athletes

Most widely known is Rémi Garde, the French football manager, with articles in 29 languages. Second and third on the list are Jean-Michel Aulas and Barthélemy Thimonnier. The earliest on the list is Barthélemy Thimonnier, born in 1793, and the youngest Rudy Camacho, born in 1991. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names.

#1 best knownRémi GardeSports · born 1966
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Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Rémi Garde
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1793
Barthélemy Thimonnier
Youngest
1991
Rudy Camacho
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about L'Arbresle’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When L'Arbresle’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 3 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Blaise SonneryJean-Michel AulasBarthélemy Thimonnier
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What L'Arbresle is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in L'Arbresle

Three names lead: Rémi Garde (29 languages), Jean-Michel Aulas (18) and Barthélemy Thimonnier (12).

Rémi Garde#1
Sports

Rémi Garde

born 1966

French football manager (born 1966)

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Michel Aulas#2
Business

Jean-Michel Aulas

born 1949

French businessman and politician (born 1949)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Barthélemy Thimonnier#3
Science & Medicine

Barthélemy Thimonnier

1793–1857

French inventor who invented the first sewing machine (1793–1857)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in L'Arbresle

10 more, best known first.

RC

Rudy Camacho

born 1991

French association football player

PG

Paul Girard

1905–1989

French neurologist and psychiatrist & academic

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Sain-Bel lists the most people: 2.

Questions about famous people from L'Arbresle

Who is the most famous person from L'Arbresle?

Rémi Garde (French football manager (born 1966)) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Michel Aulas and Barthélemy Thimonnier.

How many famous people were born in L'Arbresle?

13 people born in L'Arbresle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 18 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 L'Arbresle known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 13. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from L'Arbresle?

Barthélemy Thimonnier, born in 1793. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.

Who counts as from L'Arbresle?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is L'Arbresle 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 (9)

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.