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Famous people · Meursault, Côte-d'Or

Meursault’s famous people span 113 years: 6 births from 1836 to 1949

Articles in 19 languages make the French long distance runner Albert Corey the best known. Second place goes to the French philosopher Henri Maldiney, third to Danielle Martinigol. The largest group, 3, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Albert Corey, the best known, was born in 1878.

Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Corey
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1836
Henri Vilette-Gaté
Youngest
1949
Danielle Martinigol
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Meursault

Counted by languages, Albert Corey is ahead of Henri Maldiney and Danielle Martinigol: 19, 5 and 3.

AC#1
Sports

Albert Corey

1878–1926

French long distance runner (1878-1926)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HM#2
Writing & Arts

Henri Maldiney

1912–2013

French philosopher (1912-2013)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
DM#3
Writing & Arts

Danielle Martinigol

born 1949

French writer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Meursault’s famous people were born

The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Jules MunierDanielle MartinigolHenri MaldineyAlbert Corey
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Meursault is known for

Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Meursault

Here are 3 more, born from 1836 to 1856.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Beaune: 59.

Questions about famous people from Meursault

Who is the most famous person from Meursault?

Albert Corey (French long distance runner (1878-1926)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Maldiney and Danielle Martinigol.

How many famous people were born in Meursault?

6 people born in Meursault have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Meursault known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Meursault?

Henri Vilette-Gaté, born in 1836. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from Meursault?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Meursault 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 (2)

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.