#1A single famous person was born in Gueugnon: Géraldine Dutroncy
Géraldine Dutroncy, the French pianist, is the town’s one entry. Of its neighbours, Paray-le-Monial, 11 mi away, lists the most: 21, Jacqueline Maillan first. 2 languages have an article about them. Famous people are on record for 166 of the towns in Saône-et-Loire.

Born in Gueugnon
#1Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Gueugnon, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Gueugnon
Who is the most famous person from Gueugnon?
Géraldine Dutroncy (French pianist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Gueugnon?
1 people born in Gueugnon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Gueugnon known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Gueugnon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gueugnon 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)
- Géraldine Dutroncy: FreeCorp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Maillan: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux: Commonst+, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.

