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Famous people · Fauverney, Côte-d'Or

Fauverney has just one famous person to its name: Paul Chaudonneret

In 1923, the French architect Paul Chaudonneret was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in one language so far. Go 7 mi to Dijon and the list grows to 431, with Gustave Eiffel at the top.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Chaudonneret
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1923
Paul Chaudonneret
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Fauverney

PC#1
Writing & Arts

Paul Chaudonneret

1923–2005

French architect

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Fauverney

Who is the most famous person from Fauverney?

Paul Chaudonneret (French architect) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Fauverney?

1 people born in Fauverney have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Fauverney known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Fauverney?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fauverney 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).

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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.