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Famous people · Migennes, Yonne

Migennes counts 6 famous people, first among them Cédric Pineau

The best known is the road bicycle racer Cédric Pineau, with articles in 16 languages. Close behind are Atila Turan and Léon Moussinac. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Only 6 of the 112 towns in Yonne with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownCédric PineauSports · born 1985
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cédric Pineau
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1890
Léon Moussinac
Youngest
1992
Atila Turan
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Migennes’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Migennes’ famous people were born

The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Gilles LecoutyCédric PineauLéon Moussinac
SportsWriting & ArtsBusinessNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Migennes

Two of the three are athletes.

Cédric Pineau#1
Sports

Cédric Pineau

born 1985

Road bicycle racer

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Atila Turan#2
Sports

Atila Turan

born 1992

Turkish association football player (born 1992)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Léon Moussinac#3
Writing & Arts

Léon Moussinac

1890–1964

French historian and film critic (1890–1964)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Migennes is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2.6 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Migennes

The other 3 span the years 1942 to 1981.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

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

Questions about famous people from Migennes

Who is the most famous person from Migennes?

Cédric Pineau (Road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Atila Turan and Léon Moussinac.

How many famous people were born in Migennes?

6 people born in Migennes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Migennes known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Migennes?

Léon Moussinac, born in 1890. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.

Who counts as from Migennes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Migennes 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 (6)

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.