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Famous people · Beutal, Doubs
Thomas Devaux is the only name on the Beutal list
In 1997, the French cyclist Thomas Devaux was born. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Of its neighbours, Montbéliard, 8 mi away, lists the most: 83, René Thom first. Famous people are on record for 117 of the towns in Doubs.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thomas Devaux
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1997
Thomas Devaux
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Beutal
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Montbéliard: 83.
Montbéliard · 8 miRené Thom & 82 more
Héricourt · 9 miJean-Luc Lagarce & 20 more
Audincourt · 10 miBenoît Pedretti & 14 more
Valentigney · 9 miJules Goux & 7 moreHRPont-de-Roide-Vermondans · 8 miHenry Racamier & 2 moreGGL'Isle-sur-le-Doubs · 3 miGaspard Grésly & 1 more
Mandeure · 9 miFrédéric Macler & 1 more
Exincourt · 9 miJacques Fatton & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Beutal
Who is the most famous person from Beutal?
Thomas Devaux (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Beutal?
1 people born in Beutal have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Beutal known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Beutal?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Beutal 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 (6)
- 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
- Frédéric Macler: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Fatton: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.