No famous person yet from Appenans
René Thom tops the 83 names on record in Montbéliard, 12 mi away. No town in Doubs lists more than Besançon, with 407. Across Doubs, the lists cover 117 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Appenans (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 Appenans as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Appenans
Montbéliard has the longest list next door: 83.
Montbéliard · 12 miRené Thom & 82 moreJEBaume-les-Dames · 12 miJacques-Joseph Ebelmen & 14 moreHRPont-de-Roide-Vermondans · 10 miHenry Racamier & 2 moreGGL'Isle-sur-le-Doubs · 1 miGaspard Grésly & 1 more
Mandeure · 12 miFrédéric Macler & 1 moreAMBavans · 8 miAlain MarconnetPJVoujeaucourt · 10 miPierre JouffroyQuestions about famous people from Appenans
Who counts as from Appenans?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Appenans 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)
- René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Macler: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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