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Famous people · Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses, Yonne

From 1760 to 1860, Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses was the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French politician François Siméon Bézard, with an article in one language. The list has one more: the French historian Gaston Gauthier. Henri Nibelle heads the list in Briare, 10 mi away, which has 5 names. Only 20 of the 112 towns in Yonne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Siméon Bézard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1760
François Siméon Bézard
Youngest
1860
Gaston Gauthier
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses

FB#1
Politics & Law

François Siméon Bézard

1760–1849

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
GG#2
Writing & Arts

Gaston Gauthier

1860–1911

French historian (1860-1911)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses is known for

1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Of the towns around it, Briare has the most on record: 5.

Questions about famous people from Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses

Who is the most famous person from Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses?

François Siméon Bézard (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gaston Gauthier.

How many famous people were born in Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses?

2 people born in Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses 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 Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses?

François Siméon Bézard, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1860.

Who counts as from Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses 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)

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.