LC#1
Science & Medicine
Louis Cortambert
1808–1881French geographer and journalist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Dompierre-les-Ormes, Saône-et-Loire
2 famous people call Dompierre-les-Ormes their birthplace
The best known is the French geographer and journalist Louis Cortambert, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Pierre Dufour. The neighbour with the longest list is Charolles, 11 mi away: 25, led by Michel Roux. Born in 1808, Louis Cortambert is the first name on record, and Pierre Dufour, born in 1901, the most recent.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Cortambert
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1808
Louis Cortambert
Youngest
1901
Pierre Dufour
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Dompierre-les-Ormes
PD#2
Politics & Law
Pierre Dufour
1901–1986French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Dompierre-les-Ormes is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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
Charolles leads the towns around it, with 25 names.
Questions about famous people from Dompierre-les-Ormes
Who is the most famous person from Dompierre-les-Ormes?
Louis Cortambert (French geographer and journalist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Dufour.
How many famous people were born in Dompierre-les-Ormes?
2 people born in Dompierre-les-Ormes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Dompierre-les-Ormes known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dompierre-les-Ormes?
Louis Cortambert, born in 1808. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
Who counts as from Dompierre-les-Ormes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dompierre-les-Ormes 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 (2)
- Michel Roux: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Paul Prud'hon: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 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.