RB#1
Sports
Robert Bonnaventure
1920–2015Cyclist (1920–2015)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Arc-lès-Gray, Haute-Saône
2 famous people call Arc-lès-Gray their birthplace
The best known is the cyclist Robert Bonnaventure, with articles in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French journalist Georges Galmiche. Over 6 years of births, the list goes from Robert Bonnaventure (1920) to Georges Galmiche (1926). Fewer than a quarter of the 88 towns in Haute-Saône with famous people list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Bonnaventure
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1920
Robert Bonnaventure
Youngest
1926
Georges Galmiche
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Arc-lès-Gray
GG#2
Writing & Arts
Georges Galmiche
1926–2024French journalist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Arc-lès-Gray is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Arc-lès-Gray
Who is the most famous person from Arc-lès-Gray?
Robert Bonnaventure (Cyclist (1920–2015)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Galmiche.
How many famous people were born in Arc-lès-Gray?
2 people born in Arc-lès-Gray have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Arc-lès-Gray known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arc-lès-Gray?
Robert Bonnaventure, born in 1920. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.
Who counts as from Arc-lès-Gray?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arc-lès-Gray 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 (1)
- Antoine-Augustin Cournot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.