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Famous people · Bassou, Yonne

Pierre Ladoué is the only name on the Bassou list

The French curator and poet Pierre Ladoué was born in 1881. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Auxerre, 9 mi away, has 105 on its list, the best known Joseph Fourier.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Ladoué
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1881
Pierre Ladoué
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Bassou

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Writing & Arts

Pierre Ladoué

1881–1973

French curator and poet (1881-1973)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Auxerre has the most people on record, 105 of them.

Questions about famous people from Bassou

Who is the most famous person from Bassou?

Pierre Ladoué (French curator and poet (1881-1973)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Bassou?

1 people born in Bassou have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Bassou known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Bassou?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bassou 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).

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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.