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Famous people · Sully, Saône-et-Loire

From 1754 to 1906, Sully was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon, the French officer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Simon de Sully and Joseph Renaud. The list’s best known name, Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon, dates from 1754. Fewer than a quarter of the 166 towns in Saône-et-Loire with famous people list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1754
Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon
Youngest
1906
Joseph Renaud
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Sully

Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon, Simon de Sully and Joseph Renaud are written about in 3, 2 and 1 languages.

MM#1
Military

Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon

1754–1831

French officer (1754–1831)

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

Joseph Renaud

1906–1978

French politician

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

What Sully is known for

The largest field is Military, with 1 people.

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

Questions about famous people from Sully

Who is the most famous person from Sully?

Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon (French officer (1754–1831)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Simon de Sully and Joseph Renaud.

How many famous people were born in Sully?

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

What is Sully known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sully?

Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon, born in 1754. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Sully?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sully 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.