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Famous people · Corgoloin, Côte-d'Or
2 famous people were born in Corgoloin
The best known is the French diplomat Jacques Senard, with articles in 8 languages. The list has one more: the French civil servant Paul Joseph Boudier. For more famous names, Beaune is 5 mi away: its list has 59, led by Gaspard Monge. 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
Jacques Senard
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1854
Paul Joseph Boudier
Youngest
1919
Jacques Senard
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Corgoloin
PB#2
Politics & Law
Paul Joseph Boudier
1854–1908French civil servant (1854–1908)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Beaune leads the towns around it, with 59 names.
Questions about famous people from Corgoloin
Who is the most famous person from Corgoloin?
Jacques Senard (French diplomat) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Joseph Boudier.
How many famous people were born in Corgoloin?
2 people born in Corgoloin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Corgoloin known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Corgoloin?
Paul Joseph Boudier, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1919.
Who counts as from Corgoloin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Corgoloin 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)
- Gaspard Monge: François-Séraphin Delpech, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Tisserand: Eugène Pirou, 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.