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Famous people · Béon, Yonne

Bernard Trémillon is the only name on the Béon list

In 1930, the French chemist Bernard Trémillon was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Joigny, 4 mi away: 24, led by Marcel Aymé.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Trémillon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1930
Bernard Trémillon
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Béon

BT#1
Science & Medicine

Bernard Trémillon

1930–2023

French chemist

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

Close by, the fullest list is Joigny’s, at 24 names.

Questions about famous people from Béon

Who is the most famous person from Béon?

Bernard Trémillon (French chemist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Béon?

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

What is Béon known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Béon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Béon 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.