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Famous people · Surgy, Nièvre

2 famous people were born in Surgy

At the top of the list is the French general Émilien Victor Cordonnier, covered in 8 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Sylvestre Hérisson. The neighbour with the longest list is Clamecy, 3 mi away: 21, led by Romain Rolland. Births span 1835 to 1858, from Sylvestre Hérisson to Émilien Victor Cordonnier.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émilien Victor Cordonnier
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1835
Sylvestre Hérisson
Youngest
1858
Émilien Victor Cordonnier
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Surgy

ÉC#1
Military

Émilien Victor Cordonnier

1858–1936

French general (1858-1936)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
SH#2
Politics & Law

Sylvestre Hérisson

1835–1900

French politician (1835–1900)

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

What Surgy is known for

The largest field is Military, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Clamecy has the most people on record, 21 of them.

Questions about famous people from Surgy

Who is the most famous person from Surgy?

Émilien Victor Cordonnier (French general (1858-1936)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Sylvestre Hérisson.

How many famous people were born in Surgy?

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

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Surgy?

Sylvestre Hérisson, born in 1835. The youngest on the list was born in 1858.

Who counts as from Surgy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Surgy 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.