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Famous people · Domène, Isère

5 famous people call Domène their birthplace

Most widely known is Lise Lesèvre, the Member of the French resistance, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Tancrède Bastet and Gustave Rivet. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 3 were born, the most of any period. From Gustave Rivet in 1848 to Anne-Marie Lerme Mingat in 1918, the births cover 70 years.

#2 best knownTancrède BastetWriting & Arts · 1858–1942
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lise Lesèvre
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1848
Gustave Rivet
Youngest
1918
Anne-Marie Lerme Mingat
The best known

Born in Domène

Three names lead: Lise Lesèvre (4 languages), Tancrède Bastet (4) and Gustave Rivet (3).

LL#1
Notable

Lise Lesèvre

1901–1992

Member of the French Resistance

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Tancrède Bastet#2
Writing & Arts

Tancrède Bastet

1858–1942

French painter (1858-1942)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Gustave Rivet#3
Politics & Law

Gustave Rivet

1848–1936

French politician and poet (1848-1936)

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

When Domène’s famous people were born

The 1850s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century18501900Anne-Marie Lerme MingatTancrède BastetGustave Rivet
NotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary

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

Known for

What Domène is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Domène

Here are 2 more, born from 1852 to 1918.

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Anne-Marie Lerme Mingat

1918–2017

French resistance fighter during World War II

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in La Tronche: 68.

Questions about famous people from Domène

Who is the most famous person from Domène?

Lise Lesèvre (Member of the French Resistance) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Tancrède Bastet and Gustave Rivet.

How many famous people were born in Domène?

5 people born in Domène 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.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Domène?

Gustave Rivet, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 1918.

Who counts as from Domène?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Domène 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 (7)

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.