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Famous people · Nolay, Côte-d'Or

Nolay is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Alice Poulleau leads the list, covered in 3 languages. Second place goes to the French politician François Roux, third to Vivant Beaucé. Of its neighbours, Beaune, 11 mi away, lists the most: 59, Gaspard Monge first. From Vivant Beaucé to François Roux, the births on the list run from 1818 to 1889.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alice Poulleau
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1818
Vivant Beaucé
Youngest
1889
François Roux
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Nolay

The three are covered in 3, 2 and 2 languages: Alice Poulleau, François Roux and Vivant Beaucé.

AP#1
Science & Medicine

Alice Poulleau

1885–1960

French geographer, writer (1885-1960)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FR#2
Politics & Law

François Roux

1889–1969

French politician (1889 - 1969)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
VB#3
Writing & Arts

Vivant Beaucé

1818–1876

French painter (1818–1876)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Nolay is known for

The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Beaune has the most on record: 59.

Questions about famous people from Nolay

Who is the most famous person from Nolay?

Alice Poulleau (French geographer, writer (1885-1960)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Roux and Vivant Beaucé.

How many famous people were born in Nolay?

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

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nolay?

Vivant Beaucé, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1889.

Who counts as from Nolay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nolay 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.