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Famous people · Epiry, Nièvre

3 famous people were born in Epiry from 1618 to 1881

The best known is the French writer Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, with articles in 33 languages. Henri Gourdeaux and Jean Sautereau follow. Only 17 of the 93 towns in Nièvre with anyone on record list more. The list’s best known name, Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, dates from 1618.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roger de Bussy-Rabutin
33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1618
Roger de Bussy-Rabutin
Youngest
1881
Henri Gourdeaux
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Epiry

Languages with an article: 33 for Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, 1 for Henri Gourdeaux, 1 for Jean Sautereau.

RB#1
Writing & Arts

Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

1618–1693

French writer (1618–1693)

33 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HG#2
Politics & Law

Henri Gourdeaux

1881–1961

French politician (1881–1961)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JS#3
Politics & Law

Jean Sautereau

1741–1809

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Epiry is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Questions about famous people from Epiry

Who is the most famous person from Epiry?

Roger de Bussy-Rabutin (French writer (1618–1693)) is the best known by our measure: 33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Gourdeaux and Jean Sautereau.

How many famous people were born in Epiry?

3 people born in Epiry have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Epiry known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Epiry?

Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, born in 1618. The youngest on the list was born in 1881.

Who counts as from Epiry?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Epiry 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.