KM#1
Sports
Khalis Merah
born 2007French footballer (born 2005)
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Meyzieu, Rhône
2 famous people were born in Meyzieu
Khalis Merah, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. One more name completes the list: Gérard Herzhaft. Go 5 mi to Bron and the list grows to 30, with Éric Poulat at the top. From Gérard Herzhaft in 1943 to Khalis Merah in 2007, the births cover 64 years.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Khalis Merah
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1943
Gérard Herzhaft
Youngest
2007
Khalis Merah
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Meyzieu
#2Writing & Arts
Gérard Herzhaft
born 1943Writer, historian, musicologist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Meyzieu is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Meyzieu
Who is the most famous person from Meyzieu?
Khalis Merah (French footballer (born 2005)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard Herzhaft.
How many famous people were born in Meyzieu?
2 people born in Meyzieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Meyzieu known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Meyzieu?
Gérard Herzhaft, born in 1943. The youngest on the list was born in 2007.
Who counts as from Meyzieu?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Meyzieu 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 (2)
- Gérard Herzhaft: JukeGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Parédès: Studio Harcourt, 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.