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Famous people · Damprichard, Doubs

From 1770 to 1915, Damprichard was the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French officer Pierre Joseph Farine du Creux, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French military personnel Charles-Valère Feuvrier. Only 17 of the 117 towns in Doubs with anyone on record list more. Nearby, Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans, 11 mi away, lists 3, led by Henry Racamier.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Joseph Farine du Creux
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1770
Pierre Joseph Farine du Creux
Youngest
1915
Charles-Valère Feuvrier
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Damprichard

PC#1
Military

Pierre Joseph Farine du Creux

1770–1833

French officer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CF#2
Military

Charles-Valère Feuvrier

1915–1997

French military personnel

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

The fullest list close by belongs to Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans, with 3.

Questions about famous people from Damprichard

Who is the most famous person from Damprichard?

Pierre Joseph Farine du Creux (French officer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles-Valère Feuvrier.

How many famous people were born in Damprichard?

2 people born in Damprichard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Damprichard known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Damprichard?

Pierre Joseph Farine du Creux, born in 1770. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.

Who counts as from Damprichard?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Damprichard 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 (1)

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.