#1Claude Nicolas Ledoux
1736–1806French Neoclassical architect (1736-1806)
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Most widely known is Claude Nicolas Ledoux, the French Neoclassical architect, with articles in 28 languages. André Desmoulins and Desmousseaux follow. More than half were born in the Belle Époque, 4 in all. As early as 1736, Claude Nicolas Ledoux was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution.

Claude Nicolas Ledoux leads with articles in 28 languages, ahead of André Desmoulins (1) and Desmousseaux (1).
#1French Neoclassical architect (1736-1806)
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More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Share of Dormans’ famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Still to come: 4 more, from 1876 to 1909.
No one matches both filters.
Of the towns nearby, Château-Thierry lists the most people: 22.
Claude Nicolas Ledoux (French Neoclassical architect (1736-1806)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Desmoulins and Desmousseaux.
7 people born in Dormans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Claude Nicolas Ledoux, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1919.
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