Next door to Rognaix, Albertville lists 51 famous people
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Rognaix. The longest list in Savoie is Chambéry’s, with 201 names. 69 towns in Savoie have at least one famous person on record. Albertville’s list is led by Gérard Mourou.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Rognaix (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 Rognaix yet.
Famous people born near Rognaix
The fullest list close by belongs to Albertville, with 51.
Questions about famous people from Rognaix
Who counts as from Rognaix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rognaix 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)
- Gérard Mourou: École polytechnique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryline Desbiolles: librairie mollat, CC BY 3.0, 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.