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Famous people · Fréterive, Savoie
Fréterive has just one famous person to its name: Charles Bouvet
The French cyclist Charles Bouvet was born in 1914. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Within 10 mi, Albertville lists the most: 51, with Gérard Mourou first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Bouvet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1914
Charles Bouvet
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Fréterive
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Albertville counts 51 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Albertville · 10 miGérard Mourou & 50 more
Montmélian · 9 miAmédée IV de Savoie & 3 more
Valgelon-La Rochette · 10 miFrançois Milan & 3 morePCSaint-Pierre-d'Albigny · 3 miPhilibert Jean-Baptiste Curial & 2 more
Faverges-Seythenex · 12 miNicolas Blanc & 1 more
Mercury · 9 miJean-Baptiste Miège
Barby · 11 miLouis BessonQuestions about famous people from Fréterive
Who is the most famous person from Fréterive?
Charles Bouvet (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Fréterive?
1 people born in Fréterive have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Fréterive known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Fréterive?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fréterive 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)
- Gérard Mourou: École polytechnique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée IV de Savoie: Abate Ferrero di Lavriano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Milan: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Blanc: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Miège: Artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Besson: Pierre73, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.