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Famous people · Fraize, Vosges

4 famous people call Fraize their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French association football player Régis Roch, covered in 3 languages. The French politician Albert Ferry ranks second, ahead of Marcel Dolé. The list comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical town in Vosges. Only 14 of the 130 towns in Vosges with anyone on record list more.

#2 best knownAlbert FerryPolitics & Law · 1833–1893
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Régis Roch
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1833
Albert Ferry
Youngest
1958
Régis Roch
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Fraize

Régis Roch, Albert Ferry and Marcel Dolé are written about in 3, 2 and 2 languages.

RR#1
Sports

Régis Roch

born 1958

French association football player

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Albert Ferry#2
Politics & Law

Albert Ferry

1833–1893

French politician (1833–1893)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MD#3
Writing & Arts

Marcel Dolé

1925–1993

French photographer (1925–1993)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Fraize’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 1 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Jean ChassardAlbert FerryRégis Roch
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Fraize is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Fraize

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges has the most people on record, 57 of them.

Questions about famous people from Fraize

Who is the most famous person from Fraize?

Régis Roch (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert Ferry and Marcel Dolé.

How many famous people were born in Fraize?

4 people born in Fraize have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Fraize known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fraize?

Albert Ferry, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 1958.

Who counts as from Fraize?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fraize 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)

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.