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Famous people · Ronchamp, Haute-Saône

6 famous people were born in Ronchamp

The best known is the French curator François Mathey, with articles in 7 languages. The next two names are Georges Parcheminey and Alfred Clerget. The largest group, 3, was born between 1914 and 1969. Max Teysseyre, born in 1927, is the youngest, and Édouard Candlot, born in 1858, the first on record.

#1 best knownFrançois MatheyWriting & Arts · 1917–1993
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Mathey
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1858
Édouard Candlot
Youngest
1927
Max Teysseyre
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known

Born in Ronchamp

Languages with an article: 7 for François Mathey, 3 for Georges Parcheminey, 2 for Alfred Clerget.

François Mathey#1
Writing & Arts

François Mathey

1917–1993

French curator (1917-1993)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GP#2
Science & Medicine

Georges Parcheminey

1888–1953

French neurologist & psychoanalyst

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AC#3
Politics & Law

Alfred Clerget

1910–1995

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Ronchamp’s famous people were born

The 1910s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Max TeysseyreFrançois MatheyÉdouard CandlotGeorges Parcheminey
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

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

Known for

What Ronchamp is known for

The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Ronchamp

Still to come: 3 more, from 1858 to 1927.

ÉC

Édouard Candlot

1858–1922

French chemical engineer discoverer of the eponymous salt also known as ettringite

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Belfort counts 145 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Ronchamp

Who is the most famous person from Ronchamp?

François Mathey (French curator (1917-1993)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Parcheminey and Alfred Clerget.

How many famous people were born in Ronchamp?

6 people born in Ronchamp have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Ronchamp known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ronchamp?

Édouard Candlot, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.

Who counts as from Ronchamp?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ronchamp 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)

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.