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Famous people · Audincourt, Doubs

Athletes stand out among the 15 famous people born in Audincourt

The best known is the French football manager Benoît Pedretti, with articles in 30 languages. Camel Meriem is second and Alassane N'Diaye third. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 117 towns in Doubs with famous people list more.

#1 best knownBenoît PedrettiSports · born 1980
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Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Benoît Pedretti
30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1857
Auguste Ménégaux
Youngest
1990
Alassane N'Diaye
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Audincourt’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Audincourt’s famous people were born

The 1980s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000Camel MeriemAnnie GenevardDaniel Beretta
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & MedicineMusicWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Audincourt is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.

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

The best known

Born in Audincourt

The three best known are all athletes.

Benoît Pedretti#1
Sports

Benoît Pedretti

born 1980

French football manager (born 1980)

30 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Camel Meriem#2
Sports

Camel Meriem

born 1979

French footballer (born 1979)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Alassane N'Diaye#3
Sports

Alassane N'Diaye

born 1990

French and Senegalese footballer

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Audincourt

The other 12 span the years 1857 to 1988.

AG

Annie Genevard

born 1956

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DB

Daniel Beretta

1946–2024

French actor (1946–2024)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
IT

Irène Tharin

1938–2016

French politician (1938–2016)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AM

Auguste Ménégaux

1857–1937

French ornithologist and malacologist (1857-1937)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Matthieu Bloch

Matthieu Bloch

born 1983

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RH

Roger Hug

1913–1996

French association football player and association football manager (1913–1996)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Audincourt, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Audincourt

Who is the most famous person from Audincourt?

Benoît Pedretti (French football manager (born 1980)) is the best known by our measure: 30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Camel Meriem and Alassane N'Diaye.

How many famous people were born in Audincourt?

15 people born in Audincourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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 Audincourt known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 15. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Audincourt?

Auguste Ménégaux, born in 1857. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.

Who counts as from Audincourt?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Audincourt 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 (13)

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.