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Famous people · Orliénas, Rhône

3 famous people were born in Orliénas

Articles in 6 languages make the French painter Victor Tardieu the best known. Behind the leader come Ferdinand Jean Luigini and Benoît Fond. The nearest list is in Saint-Genis-Laval, 4 mi away: 9 names, starting with Éric Abidal. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.2 on the list, well above the typical Rhône town’s 1.4.

#1 best knownVictor TardieuWriting & Arts · 1870–1937
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victor Tardieu
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1793
Benoît Fond
Youngest
1870
Ferdinand Jean Luigini
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Orliénas

Counted by languages, Victor Tardieu is ahead of Ferdinand Jean Luigini and Benoît Fond: 6, 3 and 1.

Victor Tardieu#1
Writing & Arts

Victor Tardieu

1870–1937

French painter (1870-1937)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Ferdinand Jean Luigini#2
Writing & Arts

Ferdinand Jean Luigini

1870–1943

Painter from France (1870–1943)

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

Benoît Fond

1793–1888

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Orliénas is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 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

Of the towns around it, Saint-Genis-Laval has the most on record: 9.

Questions about famous people from Orliénas

Who is the most famous person from Orliénas?

Victor Tardieu (French painter (1870-1937)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ferdinand Jean Luigini and Benoît Fond.

How many famous people were born in Orliénas?

3 people born in Orliénas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Orliénas known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Orliénas?

Benoît Fond, born in 1793. The youngest on the list was born in 1870.

Who counts as from Orliénas?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Orliénas 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)

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.