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Famous people · Crosne, Essonne

Crosne is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the French politician Bernard Hugo the best known. The only other name is the French journalist Francis Bergeron. Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, 2 mi off, can claim 72 famous people, the best known Maxence Lacroix. The earliest on the list is Bernard Hugo, born in 1930, and the youngest Francis Bergeron, born in 1952.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Hugo
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1930
Bernard Hugo
Youngest
1952
Francis Bergeron
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Crosne

BH#1
Politics & Law

Bernard Hugo

1930–2021

French politician (1930-2021)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FB#2
Writing & Arts

Francis Bergeron

born 1952

French journalist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Crosne is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges lists the most people: 72.

Questions about famous people from Crosne

Who is the most famous person from Crosne?

Bernard Hugo (French politician (1930-2021)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Francis Bergeron.

How many famous people were born in Crosne?

2 people born in Crosne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Crosne known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Crosne?

Bernard Hugo, born in 1930. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.

Who counts as from Crosne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Crosne 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 (2)

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.