Thulay has yet to put a famous person on the list
The nearest list is in Montbéliard, 7 mi away: 83 names, starting with René Thom. Besançon’s 407 names make the longest list in Doubs. 117 towns across Doubs can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Thulay (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 Thulay yet.
Famous people born near Thulay
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Montbéliard · 7 miRené Thom & 82 more
Audincourt · 4 miBenoît Pedretti & 14 more
Valentigney · 3 miJules Goux & 7 more
Beaucourt · 5 miMarguerite Steinheil & 4 more
Hérimoncourt · 1 miJean Pierre Mégnin & 2 moreÉRSeloncourt · 2 miÉlisabeth Renaud & 2 moreHRPont-de-Roide-Vermondans · 5 miHenry Racamier & 2 more
Mandeure · 3 miFrédéric Macler & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Thulay
Who counts as from Thulay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thulay 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 (6)
- René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benoît Pedretti: mikeguib, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Goux: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite Steinheil: Léon Bonnat (1833-1922), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Pierre Mégnin: Auteur inconnu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Macler: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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