More famous people were born in Épinal than in any other town in Vosges: 138

Émile Durkheim (French sociologist (1858–1917)) is the best known by our measure: 125 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcel Mauss and Nacer Bouhanni.

138 people born in Épinal have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 199 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, athletes: 42 of the 138. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

François Nicolas, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Épinal 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.

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.