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DIJON

Most Famous People Born in Dijon, France

Notable people
620
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1882
Most distinctive
Fencer 6.7×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Dijon during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 47 notable births.

What Dijon Is Known For

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Politician is Dijon's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (78).

Dijon over-indexes on fencer6.7× the global rate.

Dijon under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician78
  2. Writer26
  3. Painter26
  4. Actor24
  5. Priest23
  6. Football21
  7. Sculptor20
  8. Physician19
  1. Fencer86.7×
  2. Prelate65.7×
  3. Sculptor204.9×
  4. Physician194.4×
  5. Handball63.1×
  6. Priest232.5×
  7. Architect132.4×
  8. Engineer82.1×
  1. Football210.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Dijon's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 30 of 620 notable people

0007 ACTOR

Claude Jade

1948 - 2006

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0026 ACTOR

Jacques Frantz

Born 1947

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0099 SINGER

Albert Marcœur

Born 1947

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0117 POLITICIAN

Jacques Sauvageot

1943 - 2017

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0156 LAWYER

Charles de Gaulle (born 1948)

Born 1948

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0236 FENCER

Claudette Herbster-Josland

Born 1946

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0262 CINEMA

Philippe Théaudière

1942 - 2016

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0294 HISTORIAN

Jacqueline Lalouette

Born 1945

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0304 BUSINESS

Jean-François Roverato

Born 1944

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0310 HISTORIAN

Alain Pigeard

Born 1948

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0336 POLITICIAN

Philippe Pontet

Born 1942

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0343 HISTORIAN

Jacques Garnier (historien)

Born 1940

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0355 EDITOR

François-Xavier de Guibert

Born 1946

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0375 CORRESPONDENT

Philippe Rochot

Born 1946

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0376 POLITICIAN

Daniel Feurtet

Born 1944

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0403 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Bazin

1942 - 2020

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0404 PAINTER

Pierre Nivollet

Born 1946

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0411 ARCHITECT

François Grether

Born 1941

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0420 WRITER

Jean Libis

Born 1944

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0425 WRITER

Marie-Christine d'Welles

Born 1949

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0433 SCREENWRITER

Marielle Issartel

Born 1944

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0446 POET

Claude Vercey

Born 1943

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0455 FOOTBALL

Pierre Ferrazzi

Born 1946

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0456 ENGINEER

François Lacôte

Born 1947

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0462 POLITICIAN

Jean-Claude Robert (homme politique)

Born 1947

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0468 WRITER

Chantal Gevrey

Born 1942

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0523 MATHEMATICIAN

Pierre Grisvard

1940 - 1994

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0557 POLITICIAN

Roger Leborne

Born 1941

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0594 WRITER

Daniel-Henri Vincent

Born 1942

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0605 DRIVER

Jean-Claude Justice

1949 - 1999

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