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Famous people · Chamarande, Essonne

Chamarande has just one famous person to its name: Martin Berthommier

The French screenwriter and draughtsperson Martin Berthommier was born in 1946. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. The nearest list is in Arpajon, 5 mi away: 16 names, starting with Samir Chergui.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Martin Berthommier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1946
Martin Berthommier
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Chamarande

MB#1
Film, TV & Stage

Martin Berthommier

1946–2008

French screenwriter and draughtsperson (1946-2008)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Arpajon has the longest list next door: 16.

Questions about famous people from Chamarande

Who is the most famous person from Chamarande?

Martin Berthommier (French screenwriter and draughtsperson (1946-2008)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Chamarande?

1 people born in Chamarande have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Chamarande known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who counts as from Chamarande?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chamarande 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).

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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.