LB#1
Politics & Law
Louis Briot
1905–1973French politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Thury, Yonne
2 famous people were born in Thury
The best known is the French politician Louis Briot, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the philologist François Kerlouégan. Toucy, 10 mi away, has 3 on its list, the best known Pierre Larousse. Born in 1905, Louis Briot is the first name on record, and François Kerlouégan, born in 1933, the most recent.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Briot
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1905
Louis Briot
Youngest
1933
François Kerlouégan
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Thury
FK#2
Notable
François Kerlouégan
1933–2009Philologist (1933-2009)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Thury 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 nearby, Toucy lists the most people: 3.
Questions about famous people from Thury
Who is the most famous person from Thury?
Louis Briot (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Kerlouégan.
How many famous people were born in Thury?
2 people born in Thury have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Thury 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 Thury?
Louis Briot, born in 1905. The youngest on the list was born in 1933.
Who counts as from Thury?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thury 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)
- Pierre Larousse: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.