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Famous people · Arcis-sur-Aube, Aube

Arcis-sur-Aube, birthplace of Georges Jacques Danton and 5 more famous people

The French revolutionary Georges Jacques Danton is written about in 92 languages. Second place goes to the French architect Jean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts, third to Louis-Charles Janson. As early as 1759, Georges Jacques Danton was born here, one of 3 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 82 towns in Aube with famous people list more.

Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Jacques Danton
92 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Georges Jacques Danton
Youngest
1823
Louis-Charles Janson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Arcis-sur-Aube’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Arcis-sur-Aube

By how many languages cover them, Georges Jacques Danton comes first (92), then Jean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts (2) and Louis-Charles Janson (2).

GD#1
Politics & Law

Georges Jacques Danton

1759–1794

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

92 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JE#2
Writing & Arts

Jean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts

1822–1901

French architect

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

Louis-Charles Janson

1823–1881

French sculptor

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

When Arcis-sur-Aube’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1820s come out on top, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire175018001850Hugues-Iéna DarcyAntoine Nicolas LudotJean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotable

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

Known for

What Arcis-sur-Aube is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Arcis-sur-Aube

3 more, from 1761 to 1807.

Questions about famous people from Arcis-sur-Aube

Who is the most famous person from Arcis-sur-Aube?

Georges Jacques Danton (French revolutionary (1759–1794)) is the best known by our measure: 92 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts and Louis-Charles Janson.

How many famous people were born in Arcis-sur-Aube?

6 people born in Arcis-sur-Aube 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 Arcis-sur-Aube known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arcis-sur-Aube?

Georges Jacques Danton, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1823.

Who counts as from Arcis-sur-Aube?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arcis-sur-Aube 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.

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.