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Jean Joseph Marguet is the only name on the Arçon list

Jean Joseph Marguet, the French officer, was born in 1773. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. A short trip away, Pontarlier (3 mi) counts 45 famous people, Lou Jeanmonnot among them.

Born here
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confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Joseph Marguet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1773
Jean Joseph Marguet
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Arçon

JM#1
Military

Jean Joseph Marguet

1773–1814

French officer (1773–1814)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Pontarlier’s, with 45.

Questions about famous people from Arçon

Who is the most famous person from Arçon?

Jean Joseph Marguet (French officer (1773–1814)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Arçon?

1 people born in Arçon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Arçon known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Arçon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arçon 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).

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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.