Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé has no famous person on record yet
Of its neighbours, Tarare, 1 mi away, lists the most: 30, Corentin Tolisso first. In all of Rhône, the famous people on record come from 126 towns. Lyon’s 928 names make the longest list in Rhône. After Lyon, the next longest list in Rhône is Villefranche-sur-Saône’s, with 68.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé (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 Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé yet.
Famous people born near Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé
Close by, the fullest list is Tarare’s, at 30 names.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé
Who counts as from Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé 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 (4)
- Rémi Garde: cropped by Shory (extracted from Jejecam 's image), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Berthelier: Unknown author Unknown author // Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joannès Dupraz: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Balmino: Serbus, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.