No one from Izeure is on the famous people list yet
For more famous names, Dijon is 11 mi away: its list has 431, led by Gustave Eiffel. In all of Côte-d'Or, the famous people on record come from 140 towns. Dijon has the most of any town in Côte-d'Or: 431. 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 Izeure (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 Izeure yet.
Famous people born near Izeure
Close by, the fullest list is Dijon’s, at 431 names.
Questions about famous people from Izeure
Who counts as from Izeure?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Izeure 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 (3)
- Gustave Eiffel: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Tisserand: Eugène Pirou, 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.