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Famous people · Jaujac, Ardèche

Jaujac is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Pierre Dubois-Maurin, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French writer Victorin Fabre. The neighbour with the longest list is Aubenas, 7 mi away: 51, led by Amandine Leynaud. Fewer than a quarter of the 85 towns in Ardèche with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Dubois-Maurin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1735
Pierre Dubois-Maurin
Youngest
1785
Victorin Fabre
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Jaujac

PD#1
Politics & Law

Pierre Dubois-Maurin

1735–1801

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
VF#2
Writing & Arts

Victorin Fabre

1785–1831

French writer

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

What Jaujac is known for

Share of Jaujac’s famous people in each field.

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

Around it, Aubenas has the most people on record, 51 of them.

Questions about famous people from Jaujac

Who is the most famous person from Jaujac?

Pierre Dubois-Maurin (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Victorin Fabre.

How many famous people were born in Jaujac?

2 people born in Jaujac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Jaujac known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Jaujac?

Pierre Dubois-Maurin, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1785.

Who counts as from Jaujac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jaujac 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 (2)

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.