#1Writing & Arts
Jean Degottex
1918–1988French painter (1918-1988)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Sathonay-Camp, Rhône
Sathonay-Camp has just one famous person to its name: Jean Degottex
Jean Degottex, the French painter, was born in 1918. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Just 4 mi away, Lyon 4e’s list holds 24 names, Maurice Gardès the best known.
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Jean Degottex
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1918
Jean Degottex
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Sathonay-Camp
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Lyon 4e counts 24 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
MGLyon 4e · 4 miMaurice Gardès & 23 more
Rillieux-la-Pape · 1 miLoïc Rémy & 13 more
Caluire-et-Cuire · 2 miBenoît Bergeon & 5 moreLTSaint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or · 3 miLouis Touchagues & 4 more
Fontaines-sur-Saône · 1 miJean Beauverie & 3 more
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or · 4 miLaurent Bonnevay & 1 moreHMFontaines-Saint-Martin · 2 miHilaire MorelPTCailloux-sur-Fontaines · 2 miPierre Thomas
Rillieux-la-Pape · 1 miLoïc Rémy & 13 moreCaluire-et-Cuire · 2 miBenoît Bergeon & 5 moreLTSaint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or · 3 miLouis Touchagues & 4 moreFontaines-sur-Saône · 1 miJean Beauverie & 3 moreSaint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or · 4 miLaurent Bonnevay & 1 moreHMFontaines-Saint-Martin · 2 miHilaire MorelPTCailloux-sur-Fontaines · 2 miPierre ThomasQuestions about famous people from Sathonay-Camp
Who is the most famous person from Sathonay-Camp?
Jean Degottex (French painter (1918-1988)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Sathonay-Camp?
1 people born in Sathonay-Camp have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sathonay-Camp known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Sathonay-Camp?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sathonay-Camp 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)
- Jean Degottex: Degottex9, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loïc Rémy: CFCUnofficial (Chelsea Debs), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benoît Bergeon: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Beauverie: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurent Bonnevay: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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