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Famous people · Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs, Doubs

From 1700 to 1872, Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Henri Jeannin, the German entrepreneur, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the French sculptor and cabinetmaker Pierre Coysevox. Just 4 mi away, Montbéliard’s list holds 83 names, René Thom the best known. Henri Jeannin, the best known, was born in 1872.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Jeannin
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1700
Pierre Coysevox
Youngest
1872
Henri Jeannin
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs

HJ#1
Business

Henri Jeannin

1872–1973

German entrepreneur (1872-1973)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PC#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Coysevox

1700–1700

French sculptor and cabinetmaker

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs is known for

Business leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Montbéliard: 83.

Questions about famous people from Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs

Who is the most famous person from Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs?

Henri Jeannin (German entrepreneur (1872-1973)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Coysevox.

How many famous people were born in Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs?

2 people born in Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs?

Pierre Coysevox, born in 1700. The youngest on the list was born in 1872.

Who counts as from Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs 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)

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.