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Politics & Law
Joseph Pinard
born 1936French politician (born 1936)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Fontain, Doubs
Joseph Pinard is the only name on the Fontain list
Joseph Pinard, the French politician, was born in 1936. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Besançon, 3 mi away: 407, led by Victor Hugo.
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Joseph Pinard
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1936
Joseph Pinard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Fontain
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Besançon has the most people on record, 407 of them.
Questions about famous people from Fontain
Who is the most famous person from Fontain?
Joseph Pinard (French politician (born 1936)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Fontain?
1 people born in Fontain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Fontain known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Fontain?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontain 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 (4)
- Victor Hugo: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Courbet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Guy: Mme C. Moutet-Cholé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Bas: Jean-Christophe Bas, CC BY 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.