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Writing & Arts
Jean Lenoir
1937–2023French editor (1937-2023)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Labergement-Foigney, Côte-d'Or
Labergement-Foigney has just one famous person to its name: Jean Lenoir
The French editor Jean Lenoir was born in 1937. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in one language so far. Dijon, 11 mi away, has 431 on its list, the best known Gustave Eiffel.
Born here
1
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Best known
Jean Lenoir
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1937
Jean Lenoir
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Labergement-Foigney
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Dijon counts 431 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Labergement-Foigney
Who is the most famous person from Labergement-Foigney?
Jean Lenoir (French editor (1937-2023)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Labergement-Foigney?
1 people born in Labergement-Foigney have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Labergement-Foigney 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 Labergement-Foigney?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Labergement-Foigney 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
- 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.