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Science & Medicine
Eugène Dubois
1871–1952French teacher (1871-1952)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vandeins, Ain
Vandeins has one famous person on record
Eugène Dubois, the French teacher, was born in 1871. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. 2 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Bourg-en-Bresse, 7 mi away, lists 133, led by Jérôme Lalande.
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Eugène Dubois
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1871
Eugène Dubois
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Science & Medicine
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Born in Vandeins
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bourg-en-Bresse lists the most people: 133.
Bourg-en-Bresse · 7 miJérôme Lalande & 132 more
Viriat · 7 miGuillaume Rufin & 11 more
Montrevel-en-Bresse · 8 miPierre de La Baume & 2 more
Replonges · 11 miLouis Desnoyers & 2 more
Polliat · 3 miHippolyte Piroux & 1 moreGLChâtillon-sur-Chalaronne · 9 miGeorges Lagrange & 1 more
Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg · 6 miVirginie BarbetBCPéronnas · 7 miBernard CurtQuestions about famous people from Vandeins
Who is the most famous person from Vandeins?
Eugène Dubois (French teacher (1871-1952)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vandeins?
1 people born in Vandeins have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vandeins known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Vandeins?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vandeins 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?
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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)
- Jérôme Lalande: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Rufin: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de La Baume: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Desnoyers: E. Gervais, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hippolyte Piroux: Bressse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginie Barbet: Suzy1919, 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.