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×
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.
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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Field: Politician Clear ×
Étienne Cabet
1788 - 1856
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
1737 - 1816
François Rebsamen
Born 1951
François Sauvadet
Born 1953
Alain Joyandet
Born 1954
Jean-Philippe Lecat
1935 - 2011
Abbé de Coulmier
1741 - 1818
Claude Basire
1764 - 1794
Thomas Thévenoud
Born 1974
Henri François Delaborde
1764 - 1833
Jacques Sauvageot
1943 - 2017
Pierre Magnin
1824 - 1910
Rémi Delatte
Born 1956
Alain Houpert
Born 1957
François Mauguin
1785 - 1854
Nicolas Frochot
1761 - 1828
Pierre Meunier
1908 - 1996
Charles Mazeau
1825 - 1905
Gaston Gérard
1878 - 1969
Sophie Dion
Born 1956
Jules Jacquot d'Andelarre
1803 - 1885
Christian Allard
Born 1964
Claude-Nicolas Vaudrey
1784 - 1857
Philippe Pontet
Born 1942
Claude-Henry-Étienne Bernard de Sassenay
1760 - 1840
Daniel Feurtet
Born 1944
Jean-François Bazin
1942 - 2020
Cyril Nauth
Born 1981
Pierre-Marie-Magdeleine Cortois de Balore
1736 - 1812
Jean-Baptiste Bourlier
1731 - 1821
Pierre Brantus
1921 - 1989
Antoine Finot
1780 - 1844
Jean-Claude Robert (homme politique)
Born 1947
Alfred Muteau
1850 - 1916
Alain Millot
1952 - 2015
Guy Hersant (homme politique)
Died 2011
Paul Bur
1875 - 1957
Claude-Michel Larché
1748 - 1829
Juliette Dubois
1911 - 1990
Leïla Chaibi
Born 1982
Amédée Bargy
1847 - 1892
Claude-Joseph-François Jacquinot de Pampelune —
1771 - 1835
Charles Pernolet
1814 - 1888
Jean Esmonin
Born 1937
Joseph Bernier
1864 - 1933
Guillaume Saunac
1779 - 1856
Antoine Bernard Finot
1750 - 1818
Ernest Messner
1851 - 1914
Alexandre-Eugène Volfius
1743 - 1805
Louis André Jean-Raphael de Cordoue
1776 - 1849
Claude Perreney de Velmont de Grosbois
1756 - 1840
Bénigne-Léon Le Couteulx du Molay
1810 - 1878
Alexandre Pataille
1781 - 1857
Louis-Édouard Besson
1783 - 1865
Jean Veillet
1901 - 1985
Victor Lagrange
1845 - 1894
Jules Étienne François Muteau
1795 - 1869
François Monnet
1796 - 1850
Roger Leborne
Born 1941
James Demontry
1806 - 1849
Antoine Carion
1815 - 1875
Amédée Descubes-Desgueraines
1853 - 1936
François Bordet
1829 - 1901
Antoine Bernard Carrelet de Loisy
1764 - 1838
Simon Fournier-Faucher
1848 - 1915
Bernard Michel Henri Lerouge
1786 - 1841
Simon Rigollier de Parcey
1795 - 1861
Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
1800 - 1887
Hubert Michel François Vaillant
1760 - 1823
François Gindriez
1806 - 1862
Claude Préaux de Machéco
1773 - 1848
Juste Rameau de La Cérée
1748 - 1827
Nicolas Morisot
1754 - 1816
Claude Bernard Navier
1756 - 1793
Claude Gantheret
1745 - 1810
Jean Le Mulier de Bressay
1739 - 1799
Timoleone di Cossé-Brissac
1813 - 1888
Jacques Martin (1766-1833)
1766 - 1833