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Famous people · Rouvray, Côte-d'Or

2 famous people were born in Rouvray

The best known is the French politician Camille Perreau, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French military personnel Louis Amédée Stéphane Curé. Louis Amédée Stéphane Curé (1853) and Camille Perreau (1866) mark the two ends of the list. Within 10 mi, Avallon lists the most: 30, with Bryan Mbeumo first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Camille Perreau
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1853
Louis Amédée Stéphane Curé
Youngest
1866
Camille Perreau
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Rouvray

CP#1
Politics & Law

Camille Perreau

1866–1952

French politician (1866-1952)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LC#2
Military

Louis Amédée Stéphane Curé

1853–1930

French military personnel (1853-1930)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Rouvray is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Around it, Avallon has the most people on record, 30 of them.

Questions about famous people from Rouvray

Who is the most famous person from Rouvray?

Camille Perreau (French politician (1866-1952)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Amédée Stéphane Curé.

How many famous people were born in Rouvray?

2 people born in Rouvray have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Rouvray known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rouvray?

Louis Amédée Stéphane Curé, born in 1853. The youngest on the list was born in 1866.

Who counts as from Rouvray?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rouvray 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 (1)

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.