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Politics & Law
Jean Courtois
1912–1992French politician (1912-1992)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Wikipedro · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Damparis, Jura
A single famous person was born in Damparis: Jean Courtois
Jean Courtois, the French politician, was born in 1912. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. A short trip away, Dole (4 mi) counts 72 famous people, Louis Pasteur among them.
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Jean Courtois
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1912
Jean Courtois
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Damparis
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Dole: 72.
Questions about famous people from Damparis
Who is the most famous person from Damparis?
Jean Courtois (French politician (1912-1992)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Damparis?
1 people born in Damparis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Damparis 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 Damparis?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Damparis 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 (1)
- Louis Pasteur: Paul Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.