Famous people near Échavanne: 145 in Belfort
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Échavanne. 88 towns across Haute-Saône can name a famous person born there. Vesoul has the most of any town in Haute-Saône: 86. After Vesoul, the next longest list in Haute-Saône is Gray’s, with 40.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Échavanne (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 Échavanne yet.
Famous people born near Échavanne
Of the towns nearby, Belfort lists the most people: 145.
Héricourt · 6 miJean-Luc Lagarce & 20 more
Ronchamp · 5 miFrançois Mathey & 5 more
Champagney · 4 miMaurice Ehlinger & 2 more
Valdoie · 5 miAndré Maschinot & 2 morePPEssert · 5 miPierre Joseph Petit & 1 more
Bavilliers · 5 miJean-Michel Villaumé & 1 more
Offemont · 7 miJean-Marie LangQuestions about famous people from Échavanne
Who counts as from Échavanne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Échavanne 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)
- Jean-Luc Lagarce: Babelio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Mathey: Totomardeche, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ehlinger: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Maschinot: Philippe Maschinot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Michel Villaumé: Benjetpascal, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Lang: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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