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Famous people · Essoyes, Aube

Essoyes is the birthplace of 4 famous people

Claude Renoir is the best known, with articles in 2 languages. Second and third on the list are Eugène Bacquias and Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet. The first birth on record is Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet’s, in 1804, and the last Claude Renoir’s, in 1901. More are writers and artists than anything else, 2 in all.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Renoir
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1804
Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet
Youngest
1901
Claude Renoir
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Essoyes

Claude Renoir, Eugène Bacquias and Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet are written about in 2, 1 and 1 languages.

CR#1
Film, TV & Stage

Claude Renoir

1901–1969

French ceramist, assistant director and production coordinator

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
EB#2
Politics & Law

Eugène Bacquias

1825–1888

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JC#3
Writing & Arts

Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet

1804–1888

French painter (1804–1888)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Essoyes’ famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 1 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle Époque180018501900Louis MorelJean-Baptiste-Prudent CarbilletClaude Renoir
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Essoyes is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Essoyes

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Bar-sur-Seine has the longest list next door: 10.

Questions about famous people from Essoyes

Who is the most famous person from Essoyes?

Claude Renoir (French ceramist, assistant director and production coordinator) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eugène Bacquias and Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet.

How many famous people were born in Essoyes?

4 people born in Essoyes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Essoyes known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Essoyes?

Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet, born in 1804. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.

Who counts as from Essoyes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Essoyes 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 (1)

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.