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Famous people · Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte-d'Or

Félix Tisserand tops a list of 6 famous people born in Nuits-Saint-Georges

At the top of the list is the French astronomer Félix Tisserand, covered in 23 languages. The next two names are François Thurot and Louis Cornet. 3 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. The list reaches back to François Thurot, born in 1727, one of 3 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownFélix TisserandScience & Medicine · 1845–1896
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Félix Tisserand
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1727
François Thurot
Youngest
1957
Michel Tonon
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Nuits-Saint-Georges’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Nuits-Saint-Georges’ famous people were born

The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Nicolas-Joseph MareyMichel TononFélix Tisserand
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryFaithSports

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

The best known

Born in Nuits-Saint-Georges

Félix Tisserand leads with articles in 23 languages, ahead of François Thurot (5) and Louis Cornet (3).

Félix Tisserand#1
Science & Medicine

Félix Tisserand

1845–1896

French astronomer (1845-1896)

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
François Thurot#2
Military

François Thurot

1727–1760

French privateer, merchant naval captain and smuggler

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LC#3
Faith

Louis Cornet

1923–2006

French Catholic bishop

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

What Nuits-Saint-Georges is known for

Share of Nuits-Saint-Georges’ famous people in each field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Nuits-Saint-Georges

3 more, from 1755 to 1957.

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 Nuits-Saint-Georges

Who is the most famous person from Nuits-Saint-Georges?

Félix Tisserand (French astronomer (1845-1896)) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Thurot and Louis Cornet.

How many famous people were born in Nuits-Saint-Georges?

6 people born in Nuits-Saint-Georges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Nuits-Saint-Georges known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nuits-Saint-Georges?

François Thurot, born in 1727. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.

Who counts as from Nuits-Saint-Georges?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nuits-Saint-Georges 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 (5)

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.