47.3231° N, 5.0419° E

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

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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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0023 FOOTBALL

Madjid Bougherra

Born 1982

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0041 PLAYER

Virginie Razzano

Born 1983

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0042 FOOTBALL

Mehdi Mostefa

Born 1983

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0043 JUDO

Cyrille Maret

Born 1987

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0066 HANDBALL

Adrien Dipanda

Born 1988

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0088 WRITER

Hugo Horiot

Born 1982

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0109 SKATER

Thibaut Fauconnet

Born 1985

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0115 JUDO

Benjamin Darbelet

Born 1980

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0123 ACTOR

Alban Lenoir

Born 1980

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0128 GYMNAST

Marine Debauve

Born 1988

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0145 FENCER

Boladé Apithy

Born 1985

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0146 FOOTBALL

Rachid Bourabia

Born 1985

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0149 HOCKEY

Anthony Guttig

Born 1988

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0188 FENCER

Yémi Apithy

Born 1989

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0197 SKATER

Stéphanie Bouvier

Born 1981

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0209 FENCER

Ronan Gustin

Born 1987

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0211 ATHLETIC

Assia El Hannouni

Born 1981

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0213 PLAYER

Benjamin Noirot

Born 1980

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0217 ACTOR

Simon Astier

Born 1983

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0219 FOOTBALL

Sacha Clémence

Born 1988

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0229 FOOTBALL

Arnaud Brocard

Born 1986

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0232 POLO

Rémi Saudadier

Born 1986

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0246 ACTOR

Françoise Michaud

Born 1982

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0250 SKATEBOARD

Bastien Salabanzi

Born 1985

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0284 GYMNAST

Soraya Chaouch

Born 1988

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0287 RIDER

Maxime Livio

Born 1987

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0307 PLAYER

Damien Fèvre

1984 - 2016

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0308 SPORT

Florian Morizot

Born 1985

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0312 POLE VAULTER

Télie Mathiot

Born 1987

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0334 SPORT

Céline Gros

Born 1983

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0379 RACER

Maxime Berger

1989 - 2017

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0380 CELLIST

Hermine Horiot

Born 1986

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0397 FOOTBALL

Christopher de Almeida Pilar

Born 1985

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0413 POLITICIAN

Cyril Nauth

Born 1981

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0422 ACTOR

Juliette Speranza

Born 1985

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0434 FOOTBALL

Wissem Maaref

Born 1987

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0483 SCREENWRITER

Sabrina B. Karine

Born 1984

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0495 POLITICIAN

Leïla Chaibi

Born 1982

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0499 ACTOR

Eric Kolelas

Born 1987

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0515 SWIMMER

Julien Nicolardot

Born 1981

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0534 HANDBALL

Fanny Beguin

Born 1987

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0541 FOOTBALL

Thomas Aupic

Born 1985

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0549 FOOTBALL

Fabien Lavoyer

Born 1985

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0596 FOOTBALL

Selim Bengriba

Born 1980

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0600 PLAYER

Julien Jeuvrey

Born 1985

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0611 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Renot

Born 1989

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0619 SPORT

Sophie Cordelier

Born 1987

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