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Famous people · Arsans, Haute-Saône

Arsans has just one famous person to its name: Anatole Gras

In 1852, the French politician Anatole Gras was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. An article about them exists in one language. For more famous names, Gray is 6 mi away: its list has 40, led by Antoine-Augustin Cournot.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anatole Gras
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1852
Anatole Gras
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Arsans

AG#1
Politics & Law

Anatole Gras

1852–1938

French politician (1852-1938)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Arsans, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Arsans

Who is the most famous person from Arsans?

Anatole Gras (French politician (1852-1938)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Arsans?

1 people born in Arsans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Arsans known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Arsans?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arsans 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).

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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.