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François Varenne
1926–2018French rugby union player
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Junay, Yonne
A single famous person was born in Junay: François Varenne
The French rugby union player François Varenne was born in 1926. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Charles d'Éon de Beaumont tops the 18 names on record in Tonnerre, 2 mi away.
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François Varenne
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1926
François Varenne
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Sports
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Tonnerre has the longest list next door: 18.
Questions about famous people from Junay
Who is the most famous person from Junay?
François Varenne (French rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Junay?
1 people born in Junay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Junay known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Junay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Junay 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.
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Photo credits (1)
- Charles d'Éon de Beaumont: Thomas Stewart, 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.