#1Marcel Aymé
1902–1967French writer (1902–1967)
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The best known is the French writer Marcel Aymé, with articles in 48 languages. Madeleine-Sophie Barat and Guillaume Auger follow. The list reaches back to Jacques-Philippe Ferrand, born in 1653, one of 7 born before the Revolution. Among the 112 towns in Yonne with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd.
Ranked by languages covered: Marcel Aymé with 48, then Madeleine-Sophie Barat with 21 and Guillaume Auger with 9.
#1French writer (1902–1967)
#2Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart
#3Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Births peak in the 1900s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The rest number 21, with 9 leaders among them.


French businessman, member of the International Olympic Committee (1880–1950)


French painter (1821-1885)

French politician (1823-1888)


French politician and physician (1755-1829)
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The fullest list close by belongs to Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with 8.
Marcel Aymé (French writer (1902–1967)) is the best known by our measure: 48 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Madeleine-Sophie Barat and Guillaume Auger.
24 people born in Joigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 41 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 24. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jacques-Philippe Ferrand, born in 1653. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Joigny 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.
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).
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.