Villy has no famous person on record yet
Just 10 mi away, Auxerre’s list holds 105 names, Joseph Fourier the best known. 112 towns in Yonne have at least one famous person on record. No town in Yonne lists more than Auxerre, with 105. Avallon has the second-longest list in Yonne, after Auxerre, with 30.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Villy (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 Villy yet.
Famous people born near Villy
The fullest list close by belongs to Auxerre, with 105.
Questions about famous people from Villy
Who counts as from Villy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Villy 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)
- Joseph Fourier: Julien-Léopold Boilly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles d'Éon de Beaumont: Thomas Stewart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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