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Famous people · Donzy, Nièvre

Of the 11 famous people born in Donzy, an unusual share are leaders

Yves Hézard, the road bicycle racer, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The French middle-distance runner André Audinet ranks second, ahead of René-Albert Fleury. The list reaches back to Nicolas Augustin Paliard, born in 1756, one of 4 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 93 towns in Nièvre with famous people list more.

Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yves Hézard
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1756
Nicolas Augustin Paliard
Youngest
1948
Jacky Rigaux
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Donzy’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Donzy is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.9 times as common.

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

Through the years

When Donzy’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1750s come out on top, with 4 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950François Paul LegendreYves HézardGeorges BlanchardRené-Albert Fleury
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

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

The best known

Born in Donzy

Yves Hézard, André Audinet and René-Albert Fleury are written about in 11, 5 and 2 languages.

YH#1
Sports

Yves Hézard

born 1948

Road bicycle racer

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AA#2
Sports

André Audinet

1898–1948

French middle-distance runner (1898-1948)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RF#3
Writing & Arts

René-Albert Fleury

1877–1950

French poet (1877–1950)

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

Everyone else born in Donzy

Still to come: 8 more, from 1756 to 1948.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has the most on record: 16.

Questions about famous people from Donzy

Who is the most famous person from Donzy?

Yves Hézard (Road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Audinet and René-Albert Fleury.

How many famous people were born in Donzy?

11 people born in Donzy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Donzy known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 11. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Donzy?

Nicolas Augustin Paliard, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Donzy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Donzy 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.