Famous people near Laissaud: 4 in Pontcharra
The list for Laissaud is empty for now. 69 towns across Savoie can name a famous person born there. Chambéry’s 201 names make the longest list in Savoie. After Chambéry, the next longest list in Savoie is Albertville’s, with 51.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Laissaud (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laissaud yet.
Famous people born near Laissaud
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Laissaud, with how many people each has.
Pontcharra · 1 miRené Arnoux & 3 more
Valgelon-La Rochette · 4 miFrançois Milan & 3 more
Montmélian · 4 miAmédée IV de Savoie & 3 moreABChapareillan · 3 miAmbroise Bravet & 1 more
Allevard · 4 miPierre Rambaud & 1 moreJRCrêts en Belledonne · 5 miJean-Pierre Raffin-Dugens & 1 more
Le Touvet · 8 miMichel Fuzellier
Barby · 9 miLouis BessonQuestions about famous people from Laissaud
Who counts as from Laissaud?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laissaud 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)
- René Arnoux: Peter Moricz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Milan: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée IV de Savoie: Abate Ferrero di Lavriano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Rambaud: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Fuzellier: Noelfu, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Besson: Pierre73, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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