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Famous people · Corsaint, Côte-d'Or

Corsaint’s famous people span 126 years: 2 births from 1822 to 1948

Articles in 4 languages make the French journalist Patrick Meney the best known. The other is Pierre Travaux, the French sculptor. The list’s best known name, Patrick Meney, dates from 1948. A short trip away, Semur-en-Auxois (8 mi) counts 16 famous people, Augustin Mouchot among them.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Patrick Meney
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1822
Pierre Travaux
Youngest
1948
Patrick Meney
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Corsaint

PM#1
Writing & Arts

Patrick Meney

born 1948

French journalist (born 1948)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PT#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Travaux

1822–1869

French sculptor (1822–1869)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Semur-en-Auxois, with 16.

Questions about famous people from Corsaint

Who is the most famous person from Corsaint?

Patrick Meney (French journalist (born 1948)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Travaux.

How many famous people were born in Corsaint?

2 people born in Corsaint have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Corsaint known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Corsaint?

Pierre Travaux, born in 1822. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Corsaint?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Corsaint 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.