Famous people near Arcey: 83 in Montbéliard
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Arcey. Besançon has the most of any town in Doubs: 407. In Doubs, 117 towns have someone on the list. The best known born in Montbéliard is René Thom.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Arcey (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 Arcey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Arcey
The longest list nearby is Montbéliard’s, with 83.
Montbéliard · 6 miRené Thom & 82 more
Héricourt · 6 miJean-Luc Lagarce & 20 more
Audincourt · 9 miBenoît Pedretti & 14 more
Valentigney · 9 miJules Goux & 7 moreGGL'Isle-sur-le-Doubs · 6 miGaspard Grésly & 1 moreJVGrand-Charmont · 8 miJean Vernier & 1 moreMJSochaux · 8 miMichel Jacques & 1 more
Exincourt · 8 miJacques Fatton & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Arcey
Who counts as from Arcey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arcey 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 (5)
- René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Lagarce: Babelio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benoît Pedretti: mikeguib, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Goux: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Fatton: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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