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Famous people · Jancigny, Côte-d'Or

Jancigny has just one famous person to its name: Louis Jules Gruey

Louis Jules Gruey, the French astronomer, was born in 1837. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 2 languages have an article about them. For more famous names, Gray is 9 mi away: its list has 40, led by Antoine-Augustin Cournot.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Jules Gruey
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1837
Louis Jules Gruey
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Jancigny

LG#1
Science & Medicine

Louis Jules Gruey

1837–1902

French astronomer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Jancigny

Who is the most famous person from Jancigny?

Louis Jules Gruey (French astronomer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Jancigny?

1 people born in Jancigny 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 Jancigny known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Jancigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jancigny 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.