Next door to Rousson, Joigny lists 24 famous people
The longest list of any town in Yonne belongs to Auxerre, with 105. Avallon has the second-longest list in Yonne, after Auxerre, with 30. No famous person on record lists Rousson as their birthplace yet. In all of Yonne, the famous people on record come from 112 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Rousson (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 Rousson yet.
Famous people born near Rousson
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Rousson, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Rousson
Who counts as from Rousson?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rousson 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 (2)
- Marcel Aymé: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Dominique: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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