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Writing & Arts
Aimé-Napoléon Perrey
1813–1883French sculptor
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Dambelin, Doubs
Dambelin has just one famous person to its name: Aimé-Napoléon Perrey
The French sculptor Aimé-Napoléon Perrey was born in 1813. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 2 languages have an article about them. For more famous names, Montbéliard is 11 mi away: its list has 83, led by René Thom.
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Aimé-Napoléon Perrey
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1813
Aimé-Napoléon Perrey
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Writing & Arts
1 person
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Born in Dambelin
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Famous people from the towns next door
Montbéliard leads the towns around it, with 83 names.
Montbéliard · 11 miRené Thom & 82 more
Audincourt · 11 miBenoît Pedretti & 14 more
Valentigney · 10 miJules Goux & 7 moreHRPont-de-Roide-Vermondans · 5 miHenry Racamier & 2 moreÉRSeloncourt · 11 miÉlisabeth Renaud & 2 more
Hérimoncourt · 11 miJean Pierre Mégnin & 2 moreGGL'Isle-sur-le-Doubs · 6 miGaspard Grésly & 1 more
Mandeure · 8 miFrédéric Macler & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Dambelin
Who is the most famous person from Dambelin?
Aimé-Napoléon Perrey (French sculptor) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Dambelin?
1 people born in Dambelin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Dambelin known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Dambelin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dambelin 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
- Benoît Pedretti: mikeguib, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Goux: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Pierre Mégnin: Auteur inconnu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Macler: Unknown photographer, Public domain, 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.