From 1801 to 1991, Mamirolle was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Lilian Renaud, the French singer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The only other name is the French orientalist Guillaume Pauthier. Go 7 mi to Besançon and the list grows to 407, with Victor Hugo at the top. Fewer than a quarter of the 117 towns in Doubs with famous people list more.
Born in Mamirolle
Guillaume Pauthier
1801–1873French orientalist (1801-1873)
What Mamirolle is known for
Share of Mamirolle’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Besançon has the most on record, with 407.
Questions about famous people from Mamirolle
Who is the most famous person from Mamirolle?
Lilian Renaud (French singer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guillaume Pauthier.
How many famous people were born in Mamirolle?
2 people born in Mamirolle 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 Mamirolle known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mamirolle?
Guillaume Pauthier, born in 1801. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Mamirolle?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mamirolle 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
- Gustave Courbet: Nadar, 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.


