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Military
Louis-Nicolas Davout
1770–1823Marshal of France (1770–1823)
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Famous people · Annoux, Yonne
One famous person was born in Annoux
The marshal of France Louis-Nicolas Davout was born in 1770. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in 50 languages. Just 11 mi away, Avallon’s list holds 30 names, Bryan Mbeumo the best known.
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1
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Louis-Nicolas Davout
50 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1770
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Most common field
Military
1 person
What stands out about Annoux’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Avallon: 30.
Questions about famous people from Annoux
Who is the most famous person from Annoux?
Louis-Nicolas Davout (Marshal of France (1770–1823)) is the best known by our measure: 50 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Annoux?
1 people born in Annoux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Annoux known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Annoux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Annoux 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)
- Bryan Mbeumo: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0, 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.