18 famous people come from Tonnerre, Charles d'Éon de Beaumont the best known

Charles d'Éon de Beaumont (French diplomat, spy and soldier. d’Éon lived openly as a trans woman while in exile in England. (1728–1810)) is the best known by our measure: 30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Berthier and Clément Georges Lemoine.

18 people born in Tonnerre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 33 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 18. That is 22% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Jean-Baptiste Berthier, born in 1721. The youngest on the list was born in 1969.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tonnerre 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.

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.