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Politics & Law
André Jarrot
1909–2000French politician and motorcycle racer (1909–2000)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Lux, Saône-et-Loire
Lux, birthplace of the French politician and motorcycle racer André Jarrot
In 1909, the French politician and motorcycle racer André Jarrot was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. The nearest list is in Chalon-sur-Saône, 3 mi away: 103 names, starting with Nicéphore Niépce.
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1
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Best known
André Jarrot
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1909
André Jarrot
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Lux
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Chalon-sur-Saône has the most on record, with 103.
Questions about famous people from Lux
Who is the most famous person from Lux?
André Jarrot (French politician and motorcycle racer (1909–2000)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Lux?
1 people born in Lux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lux known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Lux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lux 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 (3)
- Nicéphore Niépce: Léonard François Berger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Lioret: TrisHR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivant-Jean Brunet-Denon: Mayer et Pierson, Public domain, 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.