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Famous people · Theizé, Rhône

2 famous people call Theizé their birthplace

Best known of all is Charles Lapicque, written about in 7 languages. The only other name is the French politician Robert Lacroix. The neighbour with the longest list is Villefranche-sur-Saône, 6 mi away: 68, led by Benjamin Biolay. From Robert Lacroix to Charles Lapicque, the births on the list run from 1862 to 1898.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Lapicque
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1862
Robert Lacroix
Youngest
1898
Charles Lapicque
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Theizé

CL#1
Writing & Arts

Charles Lapicque

1898–1988

French painter, lithographer and engineer (1898–1988)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RL#2
Politics & Law

Robert Lacroix

1862–1931

French politician (1862-1931)

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

What Theizé is known for

Share of Theizé’s famous people in each field.

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

Close by, Villefranche-sur-Saône counts 68 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Theizé

Who is the most famous person from Theizé?

Charles Lapicque (French painter, lithographer and engineer (1898–1988)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Lacroix.

How many famous people were born in Theizé?

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

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Theizé?

Robert Lacroix, born in 1862. The youngest on the list was born in 1898.

Who counts as from Theizé?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Theizé 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.