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Famous people · Levier, Doubs

From 1794 to 1944, Levier was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Jean-Joseph Bugnet, the French lawyer, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French sculptor Jack Devilliers. For more famous names, Pontarlier is 12 mi away: its list has 45, led by Lou Jeanmonnot. Jean-Joseph Bugnet was born in 1794.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Joseph Bugnet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1794
Jean-Joseph Bugnet
Youngest
1944
Jack Devilliers
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Levier

JB#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Joseph Bugnet

1794–1866

French lawyer

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

Jack Devilliers

1944–2004

French sculptor

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

What Levier is known for

Politics & Law 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

Of the towns nearby, Pontarlier lists the most people: 45.

Questions about famous people from Levier

Who is the most famous person from Levier?

Jean-Joseph Bugnet (French lawyer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jack Devilliers.

How many famous people were born in Levier?

2 people born in Levier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Levier known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Levier?

Jean-Joseph Bugnet, born in 1794. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Levier?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Levier 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 (2)

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.