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Famous people · Valentigney, Doubs

Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Valentigney

Jules Goux, the French racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. In the Belle Époque, 5 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Doubs have no one on record, but this one has 7.6 for every 10,000 residents. The earliest on the list is Jules Rolland, born in 1877, and the youngest Joël Pelier, born in 1962.

#1 best knownJules GouxSports · 1885–1965
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Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules Goux
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1877
Jules Rolland
Youngest
1962
Joël Pelier
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Valentigney’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Valentigney is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 3.3 times.

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

The best known

Born in Valentigney

Jules Goux has articles in 13 languages, Georges Boillot in 12 and André Boillot in 8.

Jules Goux#1
Sports

Jules Goux

1885–1965

French racing driver (1885-1965)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Georges Boillot#2
Sports

Georges Boillot

1884–1916

French racing driver (1884–1916)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
André Boillot#3
Sports

André Boillot

1891–1932

French auto racing driver (1891-1932)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Valentigney’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 2 births.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Michel AntonyJoël PelierAndré BoillotJules Goux
SportsWriting & Arts

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Valentigney

The other 5 span the years 1877 to 1962.

JR

Jules Rolland

1877–1929

French gymnast (1877–1929)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Montbéliard has the most on record, with 83.

Questions about famous people from Valentigney

Who is the most famous person from Valentigney?

Jules Goux (French racing driver (1885-1965)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Boillot and André Boillot.

How many famous people were born in Valentigney?

8 people born in Valentigney have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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 Valentigney known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 8. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Valentigney?

Jules Rolland, born in 1877. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.

Who counts as from Valentigney?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Valentigney 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 (10)

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.