No one born in Dornas has made the famous people list yet
Born 5 mi away in Le Cheylard: Marc Grunebaum, the one name on its list. 85 towns in Ardèche have at least one famous person on record. Aubenas has the most of any town in Ardèche: 51. After Aubenas, the next longest list in Ardèche is Annonay’s, with 35.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Dornas (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Dornas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Dornas
The longest list nearby is Le Cheylard’s, with one.
Questions about famous people from Dornas
Who counts as from Dornas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dornas 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.
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