No famous person born in Leschères is listed yet
Mevlüt Erdinç tops the 30 names on record in Saint-Claude, 5 mi away. Famous people are on record for 98 of the towns in Jura. No town in Jura lists more than Lons-le-Saunier, with 80. After Lons-le-Saunier, the next longest list in Jura is Dole’s, with 72.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Leschères (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 Leschères yet.
Famous people born near Leschères
Of the towns nearby, Saint-Claude lists the most people: 30.
Questions about famous people from Leschères
Who counts as from Leschères?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Leschères 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)
- Mevlüt Erdinç: PSGMAG.NET, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Bérard: Jean Bastian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Mandrillon: Agence Rol, 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.