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Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5Famous people · Talant, Côte-d'Or
Talant has just one famous person to its name: Al
Al, the French singer, was born in 1972. Readers can find them written up in one language. Within 2 mi, Dijon lists the most: 431, with Gustave Eiffel first. In all of Côte-d'Or, the famous people on record come from 140 towns.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Al
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1972
Al
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known
Born in Talant
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Dijon leads the towns around it, with 431 names.
Questions about famous people from Talant
Who is the most famous person from Talant?
Al (French singer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Talant?
1 people born in Talant have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Talant known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Talant?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Talant 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 (3)
- Gustave Eiffel: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard de Clairvaux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse Favier: Congregación de la Misión, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.