No famous person from Dompierre yet, but Épinal next door has 138
130 of the towns in Vosges list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Vosges belongs to Épinal, with 138. After Épinal, the next longest list in Vosges is Remiremont’s, with 57. The best known born in Épinal is Émile Durkheim.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Dompierre (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dompierre yet.
Famous people born near Dompierre
The fullest list close by belongs to Épinal, with 138.
Questions about famous people from Dompierre
Who counts as from Dompierre?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dompierre 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)
- Émile Durkheim: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Constant Billot: E. Pirodon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Lurçat: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.