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Famous people · Toucy, Yonne

The 3 famous people born in Toucy, led by Pierre Larousse

Pierre Larousse leads the list, covered in 40 languages. Second place goes to the French poet Pierre Grosnet, third to Alexandre Parat. From Pierre Grosnet to Alexandre Parat, the births on the list run from 1460 to 1843. Within 11 mi, Montholon lists the most: 4, with Paulin Méry first.

#1 best knownPierre LarousseWriting & Arts · 1817–1875
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Larousse
40 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1460
Pierre Grosnet
Youngest
1843
Alexandre Parat
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people

What stands out about Toucy’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Toucy

Two of the three are writers and artists.

Pierre Larousse#1
Writing & Arts

Pierre Larousse

1817–1875

French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist

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

Pierre Grosnet

1460–1540

French poet

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Alexandre Parat#3
Faith

Alexandre Parat

1843–1931

French religious servant (1843–1931)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Toucy is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

The most names next door are in Montholon: 4.

Questions about famous people from Toucy

Who is the most famous person from Toucy?

Pierre Larousse (French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist) is the best known by our measure: 40 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Grosnet and Alexandre Parat.

How many famous people were born in Toucy?

3 people born in Toucy 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 Toucy 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 Toucy?

Pierre Grosnet, born in 1460. The youngest on the list was born in 1843.

Who counts as from Toucy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Toucy 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.