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Famous people · Arbin, Savoie

2 famous people were born in Arbin

At the top of the list is the French politician Marius Durbet, covered in one language. The other is Nicolas Treatt, the French photographer. Births span 1904 to 1927, from Marius Durbet to Nicolas Treatt. The nearest list is in Montmélian, 1 mi away: 4 names, starting with Amédée IV de Savoie.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marius Durbet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1904
Marius Durbet
Youngest
1927
Nicolas Treatt
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Arbin

MD#1
Politics & Law

Marius Durbet

1904–1975

French politician (1904–1975)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
NT#2
Writing & Arts

Nicolas Treatt

1927–2011

French photographer (1927-2011)

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

What Arbin is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 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

Of the towns nearby, Montmélian lists the most people: 4.

Questions about famous people from Arbin

Who is the most famous person from Arbin?

Marius Durbet (French politician (1904–1975)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Treatt.

How many famous people were born in Arbin?

2 people born in Arbin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Arbin known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arbin?

Marius Durbet, born in 1904. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.

Who counts as from Arbin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arbin 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 (4)

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.