HR#1
Politics & Law
Henri Ricard
1849–1910French politician (1849–1910)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Cézy, Yonne
2 famous people were born in Cézy from 1616 to 1849
Henri Ricard, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The other is Roger de Harlay de Cézy, the bishop of Lodève. Go 4 mi to Joigny and the list grows to 24, with Marcel Aymé at the top. The list’s best known name, Henri Ricard, dates from 1849.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Ricard
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1616
Roger de Harlay de Cézy
Youngest
1849
Henri Ricard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Cézy
RC#2
Faith
Roger de Harlay de Cézy
1616–1669Bishop of Lodève (1657–1669)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Cézy is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Joigny leads the towns around it, with 24 names.
Questions about famous people from Cézy
Who is the most famous person from Cézy?
Henri Ricard (French politician (1849–1910)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger de Harlay de Cézy.
How many famous people were born in Cézy?
2 people born in Cézy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cézy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cézy?
Roger de Harlay de Cézy, born in 1616. The youngest on the list was born in 1849.
Who counts as from Cézy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cézy 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 (3)
- Marcel Aymé: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cédric Pineau: Denismenchov08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulin Méry: Jules Beau, Public domain, 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.