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Famous people · Yenne, Savoie

2 famous people were born in Yenne from 1548 to 1819

The best known is the architect from France Charles-Bernard Pellegrini, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the bishop of Geneva Claude de Granier. For more famous names, Aix-les-Bains is 7 mi away: its list has 50, led by Hervé Renard. Only 16 of the 69 towns in Savoie with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles-Bernard Pellegrini
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1548
Claude de Granier
Youngest
1819
Charles-Bernard Pellegrini
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Yenne

CP#1
Writing & Arts

Charles-Bernard Pellegrini

1819–1864

Architect from France

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CG#2
Faith

Claude de Granier

1548–1602

Bishop of Geneva

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Yenne is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Aix-les-Bains has the longest list next door: 50.

Questions about famous people from Yenne

Who is the most famous person from Yenne?

Charles-Bernard Pellegrini (Architect from France) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude de Granier.

How many famous people were born in Yenne?

2 people born in Yenne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Yenne known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Yenne?

Claude de Granier, born in 1548. The youngest on the list was born in 1819.

Who counts as from Yenne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Yenne 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 (5)

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.