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Famous people · Lamargelle, Côte-d'Or

Jean de Léry is the only name on the Lamargelle list

Jean de Léry, the French cleric and explorer, was born in 1536. That places their birth before the Revolution. 14 languages have an article about them. Across Côte-d'Or, the lists cover 140 towns.

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Jean de Léry
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Jean de Léry
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1 person
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Born in Lamargelle

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Jean de Léry

1536–1613

French cleric and explorer

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗

Questions about famous people from Lamargelle

Who is the most famous person from Lamargelle?

Jean de Léry (French cleric and explorer) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Lamargelle?

1 people born in Lamargelle 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 Lamargelle known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who counts as from Lamargelle?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lamargelle 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.

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.