Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 40 famous people born in Gray

Antoine-Augustin Cournot (French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877)) is the best known by our measure: 40 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edmond Bour and Jean-Marie Bergeret.

40 people born in Gray have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 60 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: 18 of the 40. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Claude III d'Achey, born in 1594. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gray 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.

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.