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Military
Léon Edmond de Cointet
1870–1948French military officer (1870-1948)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Tillenay, Côte-d'Or
A single famous person was born in Tillenay: Léon Edmond de Cointet
The French military officer Léon Edmond de Cointet was born in 1870. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. Within 9 mi, Dole lists the most: 72, with Louis Pasteur first.
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Léon Edmond de Cointet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1870
Léon Edmond de Cointet
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Tillenay
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Dole counts 72 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Tillenay
Who is the most famous person from Tillenay?
Léon Edmond de Cointet (French military officer (1870-1948)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Tillenay?
1 people born in Tillenay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Tillenay known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Tillenay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tillenay 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)
- Louis Pasteur: Paul Nadar, 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.