Romilly-sur-Seine’s famous people span 205 years: 16 births from 1770 to 1975
Patrice Lhôtellier, the fencer, is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are Robert Liottel and Noan Lelarge. Only 2 towns in Aube list more. Between 1914 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period.
What stands out about Romilly-sur-Seine’s famous people
When Romilly-sur-Seine’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Romilly-sur-Seine
The three best known are all athletes.
#2Robert Liottel
1885–1968French fencer (1885-1968)
#3What Romilly-sur-Seine is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Romilly-sur-Seine
13 more names, born between 1770 and 1973.







Bertrand de Fontviolant
1861–1954French civil engineer and author

Émile Brachard
1887–1944French journalist and politician (1887–1944)
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Nogent-sur-Seine’s, with 10.
Questions about famous people from Romilly-sur-Seine
Who is the most famous person from Romilly-sur-Seine?
Patrice Lhôtellier (Fencer) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Liottel and Noan Lelarge.
How many famous people were born in Romilly-sur-Seine?
16 people born in Romilly-sur-Seine have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 22 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
What is Romilly-sur-Seine known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 16. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Romilly-sur-Seine?
Louis Partouneaux, born in 1770. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.
Who counts as from Romilly-sur-Seine?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Romilly-sur-Seine itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (11)
- Robert Liottel: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noan Lelarge: Jejecam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Partouneaux: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Masmonteil: User:Frédéric Elin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valérie Bazin-Malgras: Mauffroy Photographie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gérard Klein: Nicolas Richoffer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Rozier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pépito Matéo: Gwenn Boussard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand de Fontviolant: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Brachard: personnel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Girault: Stringer (STR), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
