#1Writing & Arts
Pierre Coquet
1926–2021French painter (1926–2021)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Limas, Rhône
One famous person was born in Limas
In 1926, the French painter Pierre Coquet was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 2 languages have an article about them. The neighbour with the longest list is Villefranche-sur-Saône, 1 mi away: 68, led by Benjamin Biolay.
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Pierre Coquet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1926
Pierre Coquet
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Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Limas
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Famous people from the towns next door
Villefranche-sur-Saône has the longest list next door: 68.
Villefranche-sur-Saône · 1 miBenjamin Biolay & 67 moreDDTrévoux · 4 miDaniel Dagallier & 15 more
Gleizé · 1 miRudy Molard & 8 moreEBAnse · 3 miEugène Bussy & 3 moreJPSaint-Georges-de-Reneins · 6 miJean Plattard & 3 moreTCArnas · 3 miTimothé Cognat & 2 more
Porte des Pierres Dorées · 3 miLouis GreppoMPFrans · 3 miMaria PacautQuestions about famous people from Limas
Who is the most famous person from Limas?
Pierre Coquet (French painter (1926–2021)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Limas?
1 people born in Limas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Limas known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Limas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Limas 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)
- Pierre Coquet: Boris Geenen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Biolay: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Molard: FGphotographic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Greppo: Nadar, 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.