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Famous people · Ars, Charente
Dominique Dupuy, born in 1957, is Ars’ famous person on record
In 1957, the French racing driver Dominique Dupuy was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 8 languages. For more famous names, Cognac is 5 mi away: its list has 44, led by Jean Monnet.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Dominique Dupuy
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1957
Dominique Dupuy
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Ars
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Cognac lists the most people: 44.
Questions about famous people from Ars
Who is the most famous person from Ars?
Dominique Dupuy (French racing driver) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Ars?
1 people born in Ars have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ars known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Ars?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ars 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 (4)
- Jean Monnet: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Boujut: JLPC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné: Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hennessy: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.