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Famous people · Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne

Performers stand out among the 34 famous people born in Corbeil-Essonnes

At the top of the list is the French-Moroccan football manager Walid Regragui, covered in 36 languages. Second place goes to the French footballer Hadi Sacko, third to Jean Sylvain Babin. The largest group, 12, was born since 1970. Jean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison, born in 1750, is the earliest name and Shana Battouri, born in 2002, the latest.

#1 best knownWalid RegraguiSports · born 1975
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Born here
34
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Walid Regragui
36 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Jean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison
Youngest
2002
Shana Battouri
Most common field
Sports
7 people

What stands out about Corbeil-Essonnes’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Corbeil-Essonnes is known for

Performers stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Corbeil-Essonnes’ famous people were born

The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Walid RegraguiMadeleine GuittyJean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryBusinessNotableMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Corbeil-Essonnes

Counted by languages, Walid Regragui is ahead of Hadi Sacko and Jean Sylvain Babin: 36, 19 and 17.

Walid Regragui#1
Sports

Walid Regragui

born 1975

French-Moroccan football manager (born 1975)

36 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Hadi Sacko#2
Sports

Hadi Sacko

born 1994

French footballer (born 1994)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean Sylvain Babin#3
Sports

Jean Sylvain Babin

born 1986

French footballer (born 1986)

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Corbeil-Essonnes

31 more, from 1750 to 2002.

JV

Jean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison

1750–1805

18th century French classical scholar

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Madeleine Guitty

Madeleine Guitty

1870–1936

French theater and film actress (1870-1936)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
LS

Lucile Saint-Simon

1932–2026

French actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
MD

Moussa Diallo

born 1997

French association football player

LG

Louis Gilavert

born 1998

French athletics competitor

Maurice Biais

Maurice Biais

1872–1926

French painter

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
SB

Shana Battouri

born 2002

Algerian and French footballer

Marianne Dubois

Marianne Dubois

born 1957

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Fernand de Christiani

Fernand de Christiani

1857–1928

French noble art collector and militant activist (1857-1928)

MH

Maurice Hauchard

1870–1957

French violinist, composer and professor (1870–1957)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Évry-Courcouronnes’, at 33 names.

Questions about famous people from Corbeil-Essonnes

Who is the most famous person from Corbeil-Essonnes?

Walid Regragui (French-Moroccan football manager (born 1975)) is the best known by our measure: 36 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hadi Sacko and Jean Sylvain Babin.

How many famous people were born in Corbeil-Essonnes?

34 people born in Corbeil-Essonnes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 62 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 Corbeil-Essonnes known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 34. That is 21% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Corbeil-Essonnes?

Jean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.

Who counts as from Corbeil-Essonnes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Corbeil-Essonnes 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 (19)

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.