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Famous people · Ancy-le-Franc, Yonne

Ancy-le-Franc’s famous people span 238 years: 5 births from 1612 to 1850

Most widely known is Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge, the governor of New france, with articles in 4 languages. Charles-Auguste Martenot is second and Charles Fournerat third. 3 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. More are leaders than anything else, 4 in all.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1612
Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge
Youngest
1850
Émile Nickels
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Ancy-le-Franc’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Ancy-le-Franc’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1850s, at 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire160016501700175018001850Eugène VillejeanCharles FourneratLouis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Ancy-le-Franc

Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Charles-Auguste Martenot (2) and Charles Fournerat (1).

LC#1
Politics & Law

Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge

1612–1660

Governor of New France

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

Charles-Auguste Martenot

1827–1900

French politician and engineer

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

Charles Fournerat

1780–1867

French politician

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

What Ancy-le-Franc 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 Ancy-le-Franc

2 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Tonnerre: 18.

Questions about famous people from Ancy-le-Franc

Who is the most famous person from Ancy-le-Franc?

Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge (Governor of New France) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles-Auguste Martenot and Charles Fournerat.

How many famous people were born in Ancy-le-Franc?

5 people born in Ancy-le-Franc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Ancy-le-Franc 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 Ancy-le-Franc?

Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge, born in 1612. The youngest on the list was born in 1850.

Who counts as from Ancy-le-Franc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ancy-le-Franc 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 (1)

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.