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Famous people · Dornes, Nièvre

From 1744 to 1885, Dornes was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Most widely known is Claude Fauchet, the French revolutionary bishop, with articles in 11 languages. Louis Sellier is second and Alexandre Rouet third. The list’s best known name, Claude Fauchet, dates from 1744. The neighbour with the longest list is Moulins, 10 mi away: 82, led by Antoine Meillet.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Fauchet
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1744
Claude Fauchet
Youngest
1885
Louis Sellier
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Dornes

Claude Fauchet has articles in 11 languages, Louis Sellier in 3 and Alexandre Rouet in 1.

CF#1
Faith

Claude Fauchet

1744–1793

French revolutionary bishop (1744-1793)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LS#2
Politics & Law

Louis Sellier

1885–1978

French politician (1885–1978)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AR#3
Politics & Law

Alexandre Rouet

1809–1882

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Dornes is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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 most names next door are in Moulins: 82.

Questions about famous people from Dornes

Who is the most famous person from Dornes?

Claude Fauchet (French revolutionary bishop (1744-1793)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Sellier and Alexandre Rouet.

How many famous people were born in Dornes?

3 people born in Dornes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Dornes known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dornes?

Claude Fauchet, born in 1744. The youngest on the list was born in 1885.

Who counts as from Dornes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dornes 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)

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.