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Famous people · Vitteaux, Côte-d'Or

Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Vitteaux

Félix Rocquain, the French historian and archivist, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The French soldier Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure ranks second, ahead of Gustave Chapuis. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 5 were born, the most of any period. 4 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Jean-Marie Ponsard in 1747.

Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Félix Rocquain
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
Jean-Marie Ponsard
Youngest
1882
Georges Dumoulin
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Vitteaux’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Vitteaux is known for

Vitteaux has 1.7× the usual share of leaders.

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

Through the years

When Vitteaux’s famous people were born

The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Gustave ChapuisLouis Daniel ChampyGeorges DumoulinFélix Rocquain
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryBusiness

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

The best known

Born in Vitteaux

By how many languages cover them, Félix Rocquain comes first (4), then Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure (3) and Gustave Chapuis (2).

FR#1
Writing & Arts

Félix Rocquain

1833–1925

French historian and archivist (1833-1925)

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

Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure

1789–1832

French soldier

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GC#3
Politics & Law

Gustave Chapuis

1851–1920

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Vitteaux

7 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Semur-en-Auxois has the most people on record, 16 of them.

Questions about famous people from Vitteaux

Who is the most famous person from Vitteaux?

Félix Rocquain (French historian and archivist (1833-1925)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure and Gustave Chapuis.

How many famous people were born in Vitteaux?

10 people born in Vitteaux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Vitteaux known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 10. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vitteaux?

Jean-Marie Ponsard, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1882.

Who counts as from Vitteaux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vitteaux 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.

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.