Famous People Born In Dijon

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Gustave Eiffel
(French Civil Engineer Known for His Contribution to Building the ‘Statue of Liberty’ and ‘Eiffel Tower’)
Gustave Eiffel
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 15, 1832
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 27, 1923
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
(Music composer and theorist)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 25, 1683
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: September 12, 1764
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Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
(Duke of Burgundy (1419 - 1467))
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
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Birthdate: July 31, 1396
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: June 15, 1467
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Charles the Bold
(Was the Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477)
Charles the Bold
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Birthdate: November 10, 1433
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 5, 1477
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John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
(Duke of Burgundy)
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 28, 1371
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: September 10, 1419
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Virginie Viard
(Ffashion designer)
Virginie Viard
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: 1962 AD
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Jane Frances de Chantal
(Saint)
Jane Frances de Chantal
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 28, 1572
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: December 13, 1641
 8 
Claude Jade
(Actress)
Claude Jade
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Birthdate: October 8, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: December 1, 2006
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Jean-Marc Boivin
(Mountaineer)
Jean-Marc Boivin
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 6, 1951
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 17, 1990
 10 
Henry, Count of Portugal
(First member of the Capetian House of Burgundy to rule Portugal)
Henry, Count of Portugal
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1066 AD
Died: May 12, 1112
 11 
François Rude
(French Sculptor)
François Rude
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Birthdate: January 4, 1784
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 3, 1855
 12 
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
(Former Chief minister of France)
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 29, 1719
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: February 13, 1787
 13 
Alban Lenoir
(Actor)
Alban Lenoir
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Birthdate: December 16, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 14 
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
(French Theologian and Bishop)
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 27, 1627
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: April 12, 1704
 15 
Roger Guillemin
(French-American Neuroscientist Who Won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1977)
Roger Guillemin
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 11, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 16 
Henry Darcy
(French Engineer Who Made Several Important Contributions to Hydraulics)
Henry Darcy
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: June 10, 1803
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: January 3, 1858
 17 
Étienne Cabet
(Philosopher)
Étienne Cabet
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Birthdate: January 1, 1788
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 9, 1856
 18 
Maurice Blondel
(Philosopher)
Maurice Blondel
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Birthdate: November 2, 1861
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 4, 1949
 19 
Edme Mariotte
(Physicist)
Edme Mariotte
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1620 AD
Died: May 12, 1684
 20 
Bernard Courtois
(French Chemist Known for First Isolating 'Iodine')
Bernard Courtois
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 8, 1777
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: September 27, 1838
 21 
Alphonse Legros
(French-British Painter, Etcher and Sculptor)
Alphonse Legros
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Birthdate: May 8, 1837
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: December 8, 1911
 22 
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
(Statesman)
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 1, 1763
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: May 13, 1839
 23 
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
(French Chemist Who Played a Major Part in the Reform of Chemical Nomenclature)
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 4, 1737
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: January 2, 1816
 24 
Joseph Jacotot
(Teacher)
Joseph Jacotot
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1770
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 30, 1840
 25 
Jean Duvet
(Goldsmith)
Jean Duvet
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Birthdate: 1485 AD
Died: 1562 AD
 26 
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
(Poet)
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 13, 1674
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: June 17, 1762
 27 
Simon Foucher
(Philosopher)
Simon Foucher
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Birthdate: March 1, 1644
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: April 27, 1696
 28 
Edouard Estaunié
(Novelist)
Edouard Estaunié
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 4, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: April 2, 1942
 29 
Alexis Piron
(Dramatist)
Alexis Piron
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 9, 1689
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: January 21, 1773
 30 
Julien Pillet
(Fencer)
Julien Pillet
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 28, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 31 
Natalie Nougayrède
(Journalist)
Natalie Nougayrède
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Birthdate: May 29, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
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Hippolyte Fontaine
(Electrical Engineer)
Hippolyte Fontaine
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 12, 1833
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 17, 1910
 33 
Claudius Rich
(Businessman)
Claudius Rich
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 28, 1787
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: October 5, 1821
 34 
Thoinot Arbeau
(Cleric)
Thoinot Arbeau
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1520
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 23, 1595
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Georges Blondel
(Historian)
Georges Blondel
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Birthdate: March 8, 1856
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 31, 1948
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Jrizzy Jeremy
(YouTube Star)
Jrizzy Jeremy
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Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: January 22, 1998
Sun Sign: Aquarius