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Famous people · Damvillers, Meuse

Damvillers counts 4 famous people, first among them Jules Bastien-Lepage

Articles in 32 languages make the French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage the best known. Second place goes to the marshal of France Étienne Maurice Gérard, third to Louis Henri Loison. From Louis Henri Loison to Émile Bastien-Lepage, the births on the list run from 1771 to 1854. Only 10 of the 107 towns in Meuse with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules Bastien-Lepage
32 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1771
Louis Henri Loison
Youngest
1854
Émile Bastien-Lepage
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Damvillers

Jules Bastien-Lepage has articles in 32 languages, Étienne Maurice Gérard in 30 and Louis Henri Loison in 12.

JB#1
Writing & Arts

Jules Bastien-Lepage

1848–1884

French painter (1848–1884)

32 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉG#2
Politics & Law

Étienne Maurice Gérard

1773–1852

Marshal of France (1773-1852)

30 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LL#3
Military

Louis Henri Loison

1771–1816

French general (1771-1816)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Damvillers’ famous people were born

The 1770s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire175018001850Émile Bastien-LepageÉtienne Maurice Gérard
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary

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

Known for

What Damvillers is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 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 Damvillers

1 more, best known first.

ÉB

Émile Bastien-Lepage

1854–1938

French artist (1854–1938)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Damvillers

Who is the most famous person from Damvillers?

Jules Bastien-Lepage (French painter (1848–1884)) is the best known by our measure: 32 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Maurice Gérard and Louis Henri Loison.

How many famous people were born in Damvillers?

4 people born in Damvillers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Damvillers known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Damvillers?

Louis Henri Loison, born in 1771. The youngest on the list was born in 1854.

Who counts as from Damvillers?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Damvillers 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.

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.