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Famous people · Dolomieu, Isère

Dolomieu counts 4 famous people, first among them Élie Cartan

At the top of the list is the French mathematician Élie Cartan, covered in 44 languages. Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu is second and Charles Emmanuel Gratet de Dolomieu third. Over 164 years of births, the list goes from Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750) to François Cuzin (1914). More are scientists and doctors than anything else, 3 in all.

#1 best knownÉlie CartanScience & Medicine · 1869–1951
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Élie Cartan
44 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
Youngest
1914
François Cuzin
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people

What stands out about Dolomieu’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Dolomieu

Élie Cartan leads with articles in 44 languages, ahead of Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (31) and Charles Emmanuel Gratet de Dolomieu (1).

Élie Cartan#1
Science & Medicine

Élie Cartan

1869–1951

French mathematician (1869–1951)

44 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DD#2
Science & Medicine

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu

1750–1801

French geologist, volcanologist and mineralogist (1750-1801)

31 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CD#3
Politics & Law

Charles Emmanuel Gratet de Dolomieu

1752–1789

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Dolomieu’s famous people were born

The 1750s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900François CuzinDéodat Gratet de DolomieuÉlie Cartan
Science & MedicinePolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Dolomieu is known for

Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 10.3 times the usual share.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Dolomieu

1 more, best known first.

FC

François Cuzin

1914–1944

French professor and French resistance fighter

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Dolomieu, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Dolomieu

Who is the most famous person from Dolomieu?

Élie Cartan (French mathematician (1869–1951)) is the best known by our measure: 44 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu and Charles Emmanuel Gratet de Dolomieu.

How many famous people were born in Dolomieu?

4 people born in Dolomieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Dolomieu known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dolomieu?

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1914.

Who counts as from Dolomieu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dolomieu 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 (3)

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.