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Famous people · Pusignan, Rhône

The French actor and singer Jean Parédès is the one famous person from Pusignan

In 1914, the French actor and singer Jean Parédès was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 8 languages. A short trip away, Décines-Charpieu (5 mi) counts 20 famous people, Malo Gusto among them.

#1 best knownJean ParédèsFilm, TV & Stage · 1914–1998
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Jean Parédès
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1914
Jean Parédès
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Film, TV & Stage
1 person
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Born in Pusignan

Jean Parédès#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jean Parédès

1914–1998

French actor and singer (1914-1998)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Pusignan

Who is the most famous person from Pusignan?

Jean Parédès (French actor and singer (1914-1998)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Pusignan?

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

What is Pusignan known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who counts as from Pusignan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pusignan 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).

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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.