No famous person from Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes yet, but Clamecy next door has 21
The longest list of any town in Yonne belongs to Auxerre, with 105. After Auxerre, the next longest list in Yonne is Avallon’s, with 30. 112 towns across Yonne can name a famous person born there. Clamecy’s list is led by Romain Rolland.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes yet.
Famous people born near Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes
Who counts as from Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes 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)
- Romain Rolland: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.