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Famous people · Nevers, Nièvre

More famous people were born in Nevers than in any other town in Nièvre: 108

Articles in 25 languages make the French politician Roselyne Bachelot the best known. 18 of them were born since 1970. The largest group, 39, was born between 1914 and 1969. More are writers and artists than anything else, 36 in all.

#2 best knownPierre-Gaspard ChaumettePolitics & Law · 1763–1794
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Born here
108
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roselyne Bachelot
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1380
Jean Beaupère
Youngest
2002
Alice Pinguet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
36 people

What stands out about Nevers’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Nevers’ famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 11.

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Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsScience & MedicineMusicNotableMilitaryBusinessFilm, TV & Stage

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

The best known

Born in Nevers

First, Roselyne Bachelot (25 languages), then Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette (24) and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien (23).

RB#1
Politics & Law

Roselyne Bachelot

born 1946

French politician

25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette#2
Politics & Law

Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette

1763–1794

French politician (1763-1794)

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien#3
Politics & Law

Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien

1641–1716

Queen of Poland (1641-1716)

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Nevers is known for

Set against the usual town, business people come out 1.7 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Nevers

Still to come: 105 more, from 1380 to 2002.

AO

Alexandre Oukidja

born 1988

Algerian and French footballer

Pierre Auguste Adet

Pierre Auguste Adet

1763–1834

Scientist, politician, diplomat (1763-1834)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Élisabeth de Bourgogne

Élisabeth de Bourgogne

1439–1483

Duchess of Cleves by marriage

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

1817–1882

French general (1817-1882)

Yann Moix

Yann Moix

born 1968

French writer and director

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Louis-Charles Malassez

Louis-Charles Malassez

1842–1909

French anatomist and histologist (1842–1909)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
SC

Salem Chaker

born 1950

Algerian linguist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Jean Royer

Jean Royer

1920–2011

French politician (1920–2011)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Edwige Avice

Edwige Avice

born 1945

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MT

Mamignan Touré

born 1994

French basketball player (born 1994)

Claude Lévêque

Claude Lévêque

born 1953

French contemporary installation, sculpture, and new media artist (b. 1953)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
La mère Poulard

La mère Poulard

1851–1931

French cook (1851-1931)

AY

Alexandre Yankoff

1931–2015

French athletics competitor (1931-2015)

Perrine Goulet

Perrine Goulet

born 1978

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Valérie Beauvais

Valérie Beauvais

born 1963

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Nevers

Who is the most famous person from Nevers?

Roselyne Bachelot (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien.

How many famous people were born in Nevers?

108 people born in Nevers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 199 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 Nevers known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 36 of the 108. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nevers?

Jean Beaupère, born in 1380. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.

Who counts as from Nevers?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nevers 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 (43)

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.