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Famous people · Bruailles, Saône-et-Loire

A single famous person was born in Bruailles: Jean-Pierre Geay

Jean-Pierre Geay, the French poet and art critic, was born in 1941. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in one language so far. No town in Saône-et-Loire lists more than Mâcon, with 105.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Pierre Geay
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1941
Jean-Pierre Geay
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Bruailles

JG#1
Writing & Arts

Jean-Pierre Geay

born 1941

French poet and art critic

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Bruailles

Who is the most famous person from Bruailles?

Jean-Pierre Geay (French poet and art critic) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Bruailles?

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

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Bruailles?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bruailles 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.