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Politics & Law
Jean-Jacques Duréault
1824–1890French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Burzy, Saône-et-Loire
Burzy, birthplace of the French politician Jean-Jacques Duréault
In 1824, the French politician Jean-Jacques Duréault was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Montceau-les-Mines, 12 mi off, can claim 30 famous people, the best known Lise London.
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Jean-Jacques Duréault
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1824
Jean-Jacques Duréault
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1 person
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Born in Burzy
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Montceau-les-Mines, at 30.
Questions about famous people from Burzy
Who is the most famous person from Burzy?
Jean-Jacques Duréault (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Burzy?
1 people born in Burzy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Burzy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Burzy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Burzy 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.
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Photo credits (3)
- Lise London: Fonefon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Paul Prud'hon: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Warmuz: Mpmpmp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.