Gustave Eiffel and 430 more famous people were born in Dijon

Gustave Eiffel (French chemical engineer and architect (1832–1923)) is the best known by our measure: 101 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Philippe Rameau and Roger Guillemin.

431 people born in Dijon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 723 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 131 of the 431. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Henri de Bourgogne, born in 1066. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dijon 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.

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.