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Famous people · Cuisery, Saône-et-Loire

2 famous people come from Cuisery, Jules Bourcier the best known

Articles in 18 languages make the French naturalist Jules Bourcier the best known. The only other name is the French engineer and politician Jean Marguerite Tupinier. Go 8 mi to Sennecey-le-Grand and the list grows to 5, with Jean Braillon at the top. Jules Bourcier, born in 1797, is the youngest, and Jean Marguerite Tupinier, born in 1779, the first on record.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules Bourcier
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1779
Jean Marguerite Tupinier
Youngest
1797
Jules Bourcier
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known

Born in Cuisery

JB#1
Science & Medicine

Jules Bourcier

1797–1873

French naturalist (1797-1873)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JT#2
Science & Medicine

Jean Marguerite Tupinier

1779–1850

French engineer and politician (1779-1850)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Cuisery

Who is the most famous person from Cuisery?

Jules Bourcier (French naturalist (1797-1873)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Marguerite Tupinier.

How many famous people were born in Cuisery?

2 people born in Cuisery have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Cuisery known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cuisery?

Jean Marguerite Tupinier, born in 1779. The youngest on the list was born in 1797.

Who counts as from Cuisery?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cuisery 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.