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Politics & Law
Joseph Fontanet
1921–1980French politician (1921-1980)
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Frontenex, Savoie
A single famous person was born in Frontenex: Joseph Fontanet
Joseph Fontanet, the French politician, was born in 1921. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in articles in 7 languages. Of its neighbours, Albertville, 4 mi away, lists the most: 51, Gérard Mourou first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Fontanet
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1921
Joseph Fontanet
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Frontenex
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Albertville: 51.
Albertville · 4 miGérard Mourou & 50 more
Ugine · 10 miMaryline Desbiolles & 6 morePCSaint-Pierre-d'Albigny · 9 miPhilibert Jean-Baptiste Curial & 2 moreACLa Léchère · 10 miAmbroise Croizat & 2 more
Faverges-Seythenex · 8 miNicolas Blanc & 1 more
Mercury · 3 miJean-Baptiste MiègeICDoussard · 11 miIrène CordayQuestions about famous people from Frontenex
Who is the most famous person from Frontenex?
Joseph Fontanet (French politician (1921-1980)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Frontenex?
1 people born in Frontenex have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Frontenex 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 Frontenex?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Frontenex 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)
- Gérard Mourou: École polytechnique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryline Desbiolles: librairie mollat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Blanc: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Miège: Artist unknown, 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.