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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 fencer — 6.7× 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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0055 ACTOR

Catherine Wilkening

Born 1963

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0063 FILM

Patricia Mazuy

Born 1960

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0065 ACTOR

Nathalie Boutefeu

Born 1968

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0094 SKATER

Sophie Moniotte

Born 1969

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0100 ACTOR

Éric Savin

Born 1964

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0105 SINGER

Yves Jamait

Born 1961

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0118 JOURNALIST

Jean-Charles Brisard

Born 1968

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0129 RADIO

Denis Brogniart

Born 1967

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0130 HISTORIAN

Étienne de la Vaissière

Born 1969

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0136 AUTHOR

Anne Plichota

Born 1968

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0150 JOURNALIST

Natalie Nougayrède

Born 1966

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0161 WRITER

Antoine Billot

Born 1961

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0183 FILM

Fred Poulet

Born 1961

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0190 ARTIST

Philippe Richard (artist)

Born 1962

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0204 MATHEMATICIAN

Patrick Gérard (mathématicien)

Born 1961

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0205 HOCKEY

Christophe Ville

Born 1963

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0208 SAILOR

Alain Thébault

Born 1962

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0228 ENTREPRENEUR

Fabrice Brégier

Born 1961

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0249 ACTOR

Damien Witecka

Born 1968

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0263 JOURNALIST

Philippe Manière

Born 1961

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0264 PLAYER

Laurent Chambertin

Born 1966

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0291 ARCHITECT

Philippe Demougeot

Born 1963

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0295 PHYSICIST

Nicolas Grandjean

Born 1967

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0301 FOOTBALL

Christophe Fiatte

1967 - 2015

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0305 FONCTIONNAIRE

Laurent Touvet

Born 1962

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0317 RIDER

Didier Dhennin

Born 1961

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0318 ATHLETIC

Rémy Geoffroy

Born 1963

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0332 POLITICIAN

Christian Allard

Born 1964

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0346 PHILOSOPHER

Valérie Charolles

Born 1969

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0364 SWIMMER

David Leblanc

Born 1968

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0372 ACTOR

Fabrice Rodriguez

Born 1968

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0374 WRITER

Laurent Botti

Born 1968

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0398 JOURNALIST

Florence Meney

Born 1964

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0424 PLAYER

Christophe Mougeot

Born 1963

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0449 FOOTBALL

Philippe Millot

Born 1962

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0460 WRITER

Michèle Astrud

Born 1964

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0474 MISSING

Emmanuel Bassoleil

Born 1961

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0477 ARTIST

Gaspard Delanoë

Born 1968

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0482 FILM

Jean-Philippe Perrot

Born 1966

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0490 WEIGHTLIFTER

Sylvie Iskin

1966 - 2015

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0491 COMPOSER

Frédéric Kahn

Born 1966

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0546 CONDUCTOR

Franck-Emmanuel Comte (musicien)

Born 1968

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0547 CUISINIER

David Zuddas

Born 1967

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0584 DRIVER

Éric Chéli

Born 1966

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