No one from Longessaigne is on the famous people list yet
Of its neighbours, Tarare, 7 mi away, lists the most: 30, Corentin Tolisso first. The longest list in Rhône is Lyon’s, with 928 names. After Lyon, the next longest list in Rhône is Villefranche-sur-Saône’s, with 68. In all of Rhône, the famous people on record come from 126 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Longessaigne (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 Longessaigne yet.
Famous people born near Longessaigne
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Feurs · 10 miFranck Montagny & 14 more
L'Arbresle · 10 miRémi Garde & 12 more
Chazelles-sur-Lyon · 10 miAlain Rousset & 6 more
Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise · 11 miAntoine Pinay & 5 more
Panissières · 4 miJean Berthelier & 3 more
Sain-Bel · 9 miJean Balmino & 1 moreAEVindry-sur-Turdine · 7 miAlcide EbrayQuestions about famous people from Longessaigne
Who counts as from Longessaigne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Longessaigne 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 (6)
- Franck Montagny: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rémi Garde: cropped by Shory (extracted from Jejecam 's image), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Rousset: Jean.Castera, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Pinay: Farabola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Berthelier: Unknown author Unknown author // Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Balmino: Serbus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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