Brion-sur-Ource has yet to put a famous person on the list
Nearby, Châtillon-sur-Seine, 6 mi away, lists 31, led by Auguste Frédéric Viesse de Marmont. The Côte-d'Or lists hold names for 140 towns. No town in Côte-d'Or lists more than Dijon, with 431. Beaune has the second-longest list in Côte-d'Or, after Dijon, with 59.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Brion-sur-Ource (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brion-sur-Ource yet.
Famous people born near Brion-sur-Ource
Nearby, Châtillon-sur-Seine has the most on record, with 31.
Questions about famous people from Brion-sur-Ource
Who counts as from Brion-sur-Ource?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brion-sur-Ource 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)
- Auguste Frédéric Viesse de Marmont: Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.