JM#1
Writing & Arts
Jules Machard
1839–1900French painter (1839-1900)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Sampans, Jura
2 famous people were born in Sampans
Articles in 4 languages make the French painter Jules Machard the best known. The other is Simon Recordon, the French officer. Dole, 3 mi off, can claim 72 famous people, the best known Louis Pasteur. From Simon Recordon in 1750 to Jules Machard in 1839, the births cover 89 years.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules Machard
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Simon Recordon
Youngest
1839
Jules Machard
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Sampans
SR#2
Military
Simon Recordon
1750–1828French officer (1750–1828)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Sampans is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Dole, at 72.
Questions about famous people from Sampans
Who is the most famous person from Sampans?
Jules Machard (French painter (1839-1900)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Simon Recordon.
How many famous people were born in Sampans?
2 people born in Sampans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sampans known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sampans?
Simon Recordon, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1839.
Who counts as from Sampans?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sampans 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.