Famous people near Franey: 407 in Besançon
The list for Franey is empty for now. In Doubs, 117 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Doubs is Besançon’s, with 407 names. Montbéliard has the second-longest list in Doubs, after Besançon, with 83.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Franey (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Franey yet.
Famous people born near Franey
The most names next door are in Besançon: 407.
Questions about famous people from Franey
Who counts as from Franey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Franey 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 (3)
- Victor Hugo: Étienne Carjat, 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
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