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Famous people · Seignelay, Yonne

Seignelay is the birthplace of 3 famous people

André Paulvé, the French film producer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the French illustrator and genre painter Paul Grolleron, third to Auguste Tronquois. Of its neighbours, Auxerre, 8 mi away, lists the most: 105, Joseph Fourier first. Over 69 years of births, the list goes from Auguste Tronquois (1829) to André Paulvé (1898).

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Paulvé
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1829
Auguste Tronquois
Youngest
1898
André Paulvé
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Seignelay

André Paulvé, Paul Grolleron and Auguste Tronquois are written about in 5, 2 and 1 languages.

AP#1
Film, TV & Stage

André Paulvé

1898–1982

French film producer (1898-1982)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PG#2
Writing & Arts

Paul Grolleron

1848–1901

French illustrator and genre painter (1848-1901)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AT#3
Writing & Arts

Auguste Tronquois

1829–1884

French architect

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

What Seignelay is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

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

Close by, the fullest list is Auxerre’s, at 105 names.

Questions about famous people from Seignelay

Who is the most famous person from Seignelay?

André Paulvé (French film producer (1898-1982)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Grolleron and Auguste Tronquois.

How many famous people were born in Seignelay?

3 people born in Seignelay 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 Seignelay known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Seignelay?

Auguste Tronquois, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1898.

Who counts as from Seignelay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Seignelay 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 (3)

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.