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Gustave Courbet and 7 more famous people were born in Ornans

Gustave Courbet, the French painter, has articles in 88 languages. 4 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. The list reaches back to Otton IV de Bourgogne, born in 1248, one of 4 born before the Revolution. Half or more of the towns in Doubs have no one on record, but this one has 18.1 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownGustave CourbetWriting & Arts · 1819–1877
+6more
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gustave Courbet
88 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1248
Otton IV de Bourgogne
Youngest
1947
Christian Montésinos
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people

What stands out about Ornans’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Ornans

Gustave Courbet, Otton IV de Bourgogne and Juliette Courbet are written about in 88, 20 and 3 languages.

Gustave Courbet#1
Writing & Arts

Gustave Courbet

1819–1877

French painter (1819–1877)

88 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Otton IV de Bourgogne#2
Politics & Law

Otton IV de Bourgogne

1248–1303

Count Palatine of Burgundy

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Juliette Courbet#3
Film, TV & Stage

Juliette Courbet

1831–1915

Gustave Courbet's sister and sitter

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Ornans’ famous people were born

The 1810s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire1300140015001600170018001900Claude RichardChristian MontésinosOtton IV de Bourgogne
Writing & ArtsFaithPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Ornans is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Ornans

Still to come: 5 more, from 1589 to 1947.

CS

Claude-Joseph-Judith-François-Xavier de Sagey

1759–1836

Roman Catholic bishop (1759-1836)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Besançon leads the towns around it, with 407 names.

Questions about famous people from Ornans

Who is the most famous person from Ornans?

Gustave Courbet (French painter (1819–1877)) is the best known by our measure: 88 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Otton IV de Bourgogne and Juliette Courbet.

How many famous people were born in Ornans?

8 people born in Ornans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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 Ornans known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 8. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ornans?

Otton IV de Bourgogne, born in 1248. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Ornans?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ornans 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)

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.