Born here
83
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Thom
49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1582
Jean-Frédéric de Wurtemberg
Youngest
2005
Justin Bengui Joao
Most common field
Sports
28 people
What stands out about Montbéliard’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Montbéliard’s famous people were born The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 16.
Ancien Régime Revolution to Empire Belle Époque The 20th century Today 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Henri Mouhot Frédéric Cuvier Jean-Frédéric de Wurtemberg Sports Politics & Law Writing & Arts Science & Medicine Film, TV & Stage Notable Music Business Military
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Montbéliard Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
#1 Science & Medicine René Thom 1923–2002 French mathematician (1923–2002)
#2 Film, TV & Stage Frank Darabont born 1959 American film director, screenwriter and producer
#3 Science & Medicine Frédéric Cuvier 1773–1838 French biologist (1773-1838)
Known for What Montbéliard is known for No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.8 times.
Sports 28 people 34%1.8× usual Politics & Law 14 people 17%about usual Writing & Arts 13 people 16%below usual Science & Medicine 8 people 10%1.3× usual Film, TV & Stage 7 people 8%about usual Notable 6 people 7% Music 5 people 6%1.4× usual Business 1 person 1%about usual Military 1 person 1%below usual The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone Everyone else born in Montbéliard 80 more, from 1582 to 2005.
All · 80 Politics & Law · 14 Military · 1 Sports · 28 Music · 5 Film, TV & Stage · 6 Writing & Arts · 13 Science & Medicine · 6 Business · 1 Notable · 6
Any time Ancien Régime · 5 Revolution to Empire · 5 Belle Époque · 3 The 20th century · 34 Today · 33
Henri Mouhot 1826–1861 French explorer (1826–1861)
Jean-Frédéric de Wurtemberg 1582–1628 Duke of Württemberg (1582-1628)
Alexandre de Wurtemberg 1771–1833 Duke of Württemberg (1771-1833)
Dominique Voynet born 1958 French politician
GA Gharib Amzine born 1973 Moroccan and French association football player
Pierre-Alain Frau born 1980 French footballer
Alice Finot born 1991 French athletics competitor
Christophe Legoût born 1973 French Olympic table tennis player
LS Léo Schwechlen born 1989 French association football player
Pablo Pagis born 2002 French footballer
CL Charles Léopold Laurillard 1783–1853 French naturalist (1783–1853)
EL Eva Lacheray born 2000 French fencer
Francis Lopez 1916–1995 French composer (1916–1995)
FK Fadila Khattabi born 1962 French politician
Samir Malcuit born 1985 Moroccan and French footballer
Aurélie Chaboudez born 1993 French athlete
LC Laurent Croci born 1964 French footballer
Pierre-Frédéric Dorian 1814–1873 French master blacksmith and politician, a radical Republican leader (1814–1873)
Stéphane Cassard born 1972 Footballer
Cyrielle Chatelain born 1987 French politician
Florin Bérenguer born 1989 French footballer
SM Sophie Montel born 1969 French politician
CF Cédric Faivre born 1981 French footballer
Jean-Michel Maulpoix born 1952 French writer
JG Joël Germain born 1964 French association football player
JJ Justin Bengui Joao born 2005 French footballer (born 2005)
OC Ophélie Claude-Boxberger born 1988 French middle-distance runner
Adrien Mörk born 1979 French professional golfer
Bertrand Stern born 1948 German author and philosopher
FC Frédéric Chevalme born 1974 French footballer
PB Paul Barguet 1915–2012 French egyptologist (1915–2012)
Sebastien Pan born 1984 French composer
ÉD Éric Deloumeaux born 1973 Footballer
FA Fatiha Agag-Boudjahlat born 1979 Feminist activist and French author
HW Hortense Wild 1814–1896 French composer
PB Patricia Barzyk born 1963 French actress
SC Stéphane Crucet born 1970 French association football player
GG Garland Gbellé born 1992 French footballer
JL Jean Lods born 1938 French writer
NP Nicolas Pacquot born 1978 French politician
NL Nora Leksir born 1974 French athletics competitor
Charles Duvernoy 1766–1845 French composer, clarinetist and music educator
GG Geneviève Gallois 1888–1962 French caricaturist and stained-glass artist
JE Jean Ebersolt 1879–1933 French archaeologist and art historian (1879-1933)
Michel Desvigne born 1958 French landscape architect
RS Robert Schwint 1928–2011 French politician (1928-2011)
MC Marie Caillou born 1971 Comic book artist
BM Benjamin Massot-Pellet born 1988 French handball player
CW Charles Weisser 1864–1940 French painter
Hugues Barthe born 1965 French comics artist
LB Louise Blazer 1891–1966 French Righteous among the Nations
MA Marc Andrieux born 1966 French association football player
RF Raymond Fiori 1931–1994 French association football player (1931-1994)
Vincent Arnould born 1970 French cook
AH Alphonse Hochstuhl 1823–1875 French politician
AG André Guttierez born 1950 French association football player
CB Caroll Betty born 1970 French actress
CD Christian Donzé 1961–2012 French swimmer (1961-2012)
David Diem born 1978 French singer-songwriter
FB François Berthier born 1965 French handball coach
GK Gérard Kuster born 1948 French politician
GM Gérard Moroze 1944–2009 French basketball player (1944-2009)
HJ Henri Jenfèvre born 1968 French illustrator
ID Irène Donzelot born 1988 French athletics competitor
Jacques-André Lavier 1922–1987 French dentist
JP Jean Pessonneaux 1919–1996 French association football player (1919-1996)
LB Laurent Bénier born 1966 French association football player
LJ Lydie Jean-Dit-Pannel born 1968 Visual artist
ML Marc David Lavie 1737–1793 French politician
MP Maxime Péroz born 1973 French comics artist
MR Monique Rousseau born 1937 French politician
OB Olivier Bonfait born 1961 French art historian
PS Pauline Seigneur born 1943 Swiss writer
Pierre Mathiot born 1966 French political scientist
PP Pierre Péchin 1947–2018 French actor (1947-2018)
Robert Taurand 1919–2018 French military personnel (1919-2018)
Rémi Lainé born 1963 French journalist, film director, screenwriter and cinematographer
SL Samuel Laurent born 1973 French essayist
Thomas Flahaut born 1991 French novelist
ÉB Éric Benoit born 1956 French association football player
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Show all 80 Next door Famous people from the towns next door Close by, the fullest list is Audincourt’s, at 15 names.
Questions about famous people from Montbéliard Who is the most famous person from Montbéliard? René Thom (French mathematician (1923–2002)) is the best known by our measure: 49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Frank Darabont and Frédéric Cuvier.
How many famous people were born in Montbéliard? 83 people born in Montbéliard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 136 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 Montbéliard known for? Among its famous people, athletes: 28 of the 83. That is 34% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montbéliard? Jean-Frédéric de Wurtemberg, born in 1582. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Montbéliard? People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montbéliard 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 (36) René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Frank Darabont: PopCultureGeek.com, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Frédéric Cuvier: Ambroise Tardieu, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Henri Mouhot: The original uploader was Easter Monkey at English Wikipedia ., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Frédéric de Wurtemberg: Unidentified painter, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Alexandre de Wurtemberg: George Dawe, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Dominique Voynet: Guillaume Paumier, CC BY-SA 2.5 , Wikimedia Commons Pierre-Alain Frau: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Alice Finot: Alice Finot, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Christophe Legoût: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pablo Pagis: Kermaguer, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Francis Lopez: Helioquian, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Samir Malcuit: mustapha ennaimi from casablanca, maroc, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Aurélie Chaboudez: АлексИзз, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pierre-Frédéric Dorian: Unknown author Unknown author or one of Reutlinger (witch one ?) according to this source, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Stéphane Cassard: User:Keystub, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Cyrielle Chatelain: GLaG 38 - Guillaume LAGET, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Florin Bérenguer: Kb25130, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Michel Maulpoix: Maulpoix, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Adrien Mörk: Austriaboss, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Bertrand Stern: Frei sich bilden, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Sebastien Pan: Gary Blund, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Charles Duvernoy: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Michel Desvigne: Michel Desvigne, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hugues Barthe: ThibaultSimon, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Vincent Arnould: AnonymeFR2, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons David Diem: Enjoyursoul, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jacques-André Lavier: Bernard253649, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pierre Mathiot: La Voix du Nord, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Robert Taurand: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Rémi Lainé: Rémi Lainé, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Thomas Flahaut: librairie mollat, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Benoît Pedretti: mikeguib, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jules Goux: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jacques Fatton: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Frédéric Macler: Unknown photographer, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons
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