Jean Veillet (born 14 March 1901 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or) and died in 1985 in the same city) was a French doctor.

French Resistance and local politician, he was mayor of Dijon and president of the Departmental Council of Côte-d'Or.

Born in Dijon in 1901, Jean Veillet is a doctor of medicine in 1924, graduated from the Faculty of Lyon.

These responsibilities during the war led him to politics, along with his medical and hospital activities: in 1945, he joined the Côte-d'Or Departmental Council.

[1] During his tenure as mayor, the "Dr. Veillet"[2] took on many health and social tasks, his favorite areas.