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Famous people · Romenay, Saône-et-Loire

Romenay is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Alfred Louis Adrien Delanne, the French soldier and officer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French mathematician Joseph-Florentin Bonnel. Fewer than a quarter of the 166 towns in Saône-et-Loire with famous people list more. From Joseph-Florentin Bonnel in 1826 to Alfred Louis Adrien Delanne in 1844, the births cover 18 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alfred Louis Adrien Delanne
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1826
Joseph-Florentin Bonnel
Youngest
1844
Alfred Louis Adrien Delanne
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Romenay

AD#1
Military

Alfred Louis Adrien Delanne

1844–1927

French soldier and officer (1844-1927)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Science & Medicine

Joseph-Florentin Bonnel

1826–1902

French mathematician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Romenay is known for

Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Questions about famous people from Romenay

Who is the most famous person from Romenay?

Alfred Louis Adrien Delanne (French soldier and officer (1844-1927)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph-Florentin Bonnel.

How many famous people were born in Romenay?

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

What is Romenay known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Romenay?

Joseph-Florentin Bonnel, born in 1826. The youngest on the list was born in 1844.

Who counts as from Romenay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Romenay 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.

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