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Famous people · Dezize-lès-Maranges, Saône-et-Loire

From 1849 to 1966, Dezize-lès-Maranges was the birthplace of 5 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician Henri Maupoil, covered in 4 languages. Pierre Guéneau is second and Henri Moine third. The list’s best known name, Henri Maupoil, dates from 1891. More are leaders than anything else, 4 in all.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Maupoil
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1849
Jean-Baptiste Guéneau
Youngest
1966
Nathalie Firmin
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known

Born in Dezize-lès-Maranges

The three best known are all leaders.

HM#1
Politics & Law

Henri Maupoil

1891–1971

French politician (1891–1971)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PG#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Guéneau

1853–1894

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HM#3
Politics & Law

Henri Moine

1921–2017

French politician

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

When Dezize-lès-Maranges’ famous people were born

More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Nathalie FirminJean-Baptiste GuéneauHenri MoineHenri Maupoil
Politics & LawNotable

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

Known for

What Dezize-lès-Maranges is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.4 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Dezize-lès-Maranges

2 more, from 1849 to 1966.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Beaune, with 59.

Questions about famous people from Dezize-lès-Maranges

Who is the most famous person from Dezize-lès-Maranges?

Henri Maupoil (French politician (1891–1971)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Guéneau and Henri Moine.

How many famous people were born in Dezize-lès-Maranges?

5 people born in Dezize-lès-Maranges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Dezize-lès-Maranges known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dezize-lès-Maranges?

Jean-Baptiste Guéneau, born in 1849. The youngest on the list was born in 1966.

Who counts as from Dezize-lès-Maranges?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dezize-lès-Maranges 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 (3)

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.