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Famous people · Mornant, Rhône

4 famous people were born in Mornant

Most widely known is Jean Gobet, the French actor, with articles in 3 languages. François Chaize is second and Jean-Baptiste Delorme third. Born in 1865, Jean-Baptiste Delorme is the first name on record, and Claudius Delorme, born in 1908, the most recent. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.

#2 best knownFrançois ChaizeFaith · 1882–1949
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Gobet
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1865
Jean-Baptiste Delorme
Youngest
1908
Claudius Delorme
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Mornant

Three names lead: Jean Gobet (3 languages), François Chaize (3) and Jean-Baptiste Delorme (2).

JG#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jean Gobet

1888–1980

French actor (1888-1980)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
François Chaize#2
Faith

François Chaize

1882–1949

French Catholic bishop in Vietnam

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Baptiste Delorme

1865–1950

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Mornant’s famous people were born

The 1880s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Claudius DelormeJean-Baptiste DelormeJean Gobet
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaith

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

Known for

What Mornant is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mornant

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Givors has the most on record: 23.

Questions about famous people from Mornant

Who is the most famous person from Mornant?

Jean Gobet (French actor (1888-1980)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Chaize and Jean-Baptiste Delorme.

How many famous people were born in Mornant?

4 people born in Mornant have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Mornant known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mornant?

Jean-Baptiste Delorme, born in 1865. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.

Who counts as from Mornant?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mornant 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)

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.