Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people born near Lissieu
Chasselay, 2 mi off, can claim 3 famous people, the best known Guy Lassausaie. The list for Lissieu is empty for now. 126 towns in Rhône have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Rhône is Lyon’s, with 928 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Lissieu (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lissieu yet.
Famous people born near Lissieu
The longest list nearby is Chasselay’s, with 3.
Dardilly · 3 miJean-Marie Vianney & 2 more
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or · 4 miPaul Villard & 2 more
Limonest · 2 miJoseph Bail & 1 more
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or · 4 miLaurent Bonnevay & 1 moreJMChazay-d'Azergues · 2 miJean-Loup Metton
Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or · 4 miPaul MoninQuestions about famous people from Lissieu
Who counts as from Lissieu?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lissieu 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 (5)
- Jean-Marie Vianney: Romary, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Villard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bail: Studio Benque (Paris), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurent Bonnevay: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, 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.