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Famous people · Cuiseaux, Saône-et-Loire

The 4 famous people born in Cuiseaux, led by Édouard Vuillard

Édouard Vuillard, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Close behind are Guillaume Paradin and Jean-Pierre Moyne-Petiot. Only 18 of the 166 towns in Saône-et-Loire with anyone on record list more. The first birth on record is Guillaume Paradin’s, in 1510, and the last Édouard Vuillard’s, in 1868.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Édouard Vuillard
41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1510
Guillaume Paradin
Youngest
1868
Édouard Vuillard
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people

What stands out about Cuiseaux’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Cuiseaux

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

ÉV#1
Writing & Arts

Édouard Vuillard

1868–1940

French painter (1868-1940)

41 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GP#2
Writing & Arts

Guillaume Paradin

1510–1590

Canon, historian for the 16th century

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JM#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Pierre Moyne-Petiot

1783–1853

French politician (1783-1853)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Cuiseaux’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire15001550160016501700175018001850Marie Antoine SommierGuillaume Paradin
Writing & ArtsPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Cuiseaux is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cuiseaux

1 more, best known first.

Questions about famous people from Cuiseaux

Who is the most famous person from Cuiseaux?

Édouard Vuillard (French painter (1868-1940)) is the best known by our measure: 41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guillaume Paradin and Jean-Pierre Moyne-Petiot.

How many famous people were born in Cuiseaux?

4 people born in Cuiseaux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Cuiseaux known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cuiseaux?

Guillaume Paradin, born in 1510. The youngest on the list was born in 1868.

Who counts as from Cuiseaux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cuiseaux 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.