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Famous people · La Comelle, Saône-et-Loire

La Comelle has just one famous person to its name: Jeanne Barret

Jeanne Barret came into the world in 1740. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their name appears in articles in 43 languages. Across Saône-et-Loire, 166 towns list someone born there.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jeanne Barret
43 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1740
Jeanne Barret
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person

What stands out about La Comelle’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in La Comelle

JB#1
Science & Medicine

Jeanne Barret

1740–1807

French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)

43 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗

Questions about famous people from La Comelle

Who is the most famous person from La Comelle?

Jeanne Barret (French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)) is the best known by our measure: 43 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in La Comelle?

1 people born in La Comelle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is La Comelle known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from La Comelle?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Comelle 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.