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Famous people · Domme, Dordogne

4 famous people call Domme their birthplace

Most widely known is Jean Auguste Marie Tilho, the French explorer and military personnel, with articles in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Jean Guillaume Taillefer and Timoléon Taillefer. Born in 1764, Jean Guillaume Taillefer is the first name on record, and Jean Auguste Marie Tilho, born in 1875, the most recent. Only 12 of the 127 towns in Dordogne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Auguste Marie Tilho
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1764
Jean Guillaume Taillefer
Youngest
1875
Jean Auguste Marie Tilho
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Domme

Three names lead: Jean Auguste Marie Tilho (8 languages), Jean Guillaume Taillefer (2) and Timoléon Taillefer (2).

JT#1
Science & Medicine

Jean Auguste Marie Tilho

1875–1956

French explorer and military personnel (1875-1956)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JT#2
Politics & Law

Jean Guillaume Taillefer

1764–1835

French politician (1764-1835)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
TT#3
Politics & Law

Timoléon Taillefer

1802–1868

French politician (1802-1868)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Domme’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1870s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Pierre ManièresTimoléon TailleferJean Auguste Marie Tilho
Politics & LawScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Domme is known for

Domme has 3.2× the usual share of leaders.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Domme

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Sarlat-la-Canéda, with 26.

Questions about famous people from Domme

Who is the most famous person from Domme?

Jean Auguste Marie Tilho (French explorer and military personnel (1875-1956)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Guillaume Taillefer and Timoléon Taillefer.

How many famous people were born in Domme?

4 people born in Domme have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Domme known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Domme?

Jean Guillaume Taillefer, born in 1764. The youngest on the list was born in 1875.

Who counts as from Domme?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Domme 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 (1)

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.