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Famous people · Aignay-le-Duc, Côte-d'Or

2 famous people were born in Aignay-le-Duc

Articles in 6 languages make the French actress Marie-Anne Desguillons the best known. The list has one more: the French politician Claude-Auguste Petit de Beauverger. Marie-Anne Desguillons, born in 1753, is the youngest, and Claude-Auguste Petit de Beauverger, born in 1748, the first on record. Fewer than a quarter of the 140 towns in Côte-d'Or with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie-Anne Desguillons
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1748
Claude-Auguste Petit de Beauverger
Youngest
1753
Marie-Anne Desguillons
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Aignay-le-Duc

MD#1
Film, TV & Stage

Marie-Anne Desguillons

1753–1829

French actress

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CB#2
Politics & Law

Claude-Auguste Petit de Beauverger

1748–1819

French politician (1748-1819)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Aignay-le-Duc is known for

The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 1 people.

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

Questions about famous people from Aignay-le-Duc

Who is the most famous person from Aignay-le-Duc?

Marie-Anne Desguillons (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude-Auguste Petit de Beauverger.

How many famous people were born in Aignay-le-Duc?

2 people born in Aignay-le-Duc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Aignay-le-Duc known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aignay-le-Duc?

Claude-Auguste Petit de Beauverger, born in 1748. The youngest on the list was born in 1753.

Who counts as from Aignay-le-Duc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aignay-le-Duc 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.