Curley has no famous person on record yet
Within 10 mi, Dijon lists the most: 431, with Gustave Eiffel first. Across Côte-d'Or, 140 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Côte-d'Or is Dijon’s, with 431 names. After Dijon, the next longest list in Côte-d'Or is Beaune’s, with 59.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Curley (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 Curley yet.
Famous people born near Curley
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Curley
Who counts as from Curley?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Curley 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 (4)
- Gustave Eiffel: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Tisserand: Eugène Pirou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard de Clairvaux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse Favier: Congregación de la Misión, 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.