No one from Authon-la-Plaine is on the famous people list yet
A short trip away, Étampes (9 mi) counts 40 famous people, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire among them. 71 towns in Essonne have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Essonne is Longjumeau’s, with 52 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Authon-la-Plaine (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Authon-la-Plaine yet.
Famous people born near Authon-la-Plaine
The fullest list close by belongs to Étampes, with 40.
Étampes · 9 miÉtienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & 39 more
Dourdan · 6 miTony Gallopin & 15 more
Étréchy · 11 miMaurice Dormann & 3 moreAVMorigny-Champigny · 11 miAmédée de Viart & 1 more
Le Mérévillois · 11 miPhilippe Cara Costea & 1 morePLSaint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines · 8 miPierre François Laslier
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien · 9 miMaurice FanonGVSaint-Chéron · 10 miGeorges VianQuestions about famous people from Authon-la-Plaine
Who counts as from Authon-la-Plaine?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Authon-la-Plaine 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 (5)
- Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire: Ambroise Tardieu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Gallopin: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Dormann: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir notice détaillée), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Cara Costea: Michlef, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Fanon: JPRoche, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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