#1Félix Tisserand
1845–1896French astronomer (1845-1896)
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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.
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Félix Tisserand leads with articles in 23 languages, ahead of François Thurot (5) and Louis Cornet (3).
#1French astronomer (1845-1896)
#2French privateer, merchant naval captain and smuggler
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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.
3 more, from 1755 to 1957.

No one matches both filters.
Of the towns around it, Beaune has the most on record: 59.
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.
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.
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Thurot, born in 1727. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.
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.
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