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Famous people · Draveil, Essonne

The 7 famous people born in Draveil, led by Frédéric Vasseur

At the top of the list is the formula One Team principal Frédéric Vasseur, covered in 22 languages. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 5 of them. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2. The oldest name on the list belongs to Roger Michon, born in 1904, the newest to Bertrand Betsch, born in 1970.

#1 best knownFrédéric VasseurBusiness · born 1968
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frédéric Vasseur
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1904
Roger Michon
Youngest
1970
Bertrand Betsch
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people

What stands out about Draveil’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Draveil’s famous people were born

The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Bertrand BetschGérard Poitou-WeberFrédéric VasseurLorg
Writing & ArtsBusinessScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaith

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

The best known

Born in Draveil

First, Frédéric Vasseur (22 languages), then Anny Cazenave (15) and Lorg (4).

Frédéric Vasseur#1
Business

Frédéric Vasseur

born 1968

Formula One Team Principal

22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AC#2
Science & Medicine

Anny Cazenave

born 1944

French space geodesist and space oceanographer

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
L#3
Writing & Arts

Lorg

1956–2022

Belgian cartoonist (1956–2022)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Draveil is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Draveil

The other 4 span the years 1904 to 1970.

Frédéric-Pierre Vos

Frédéric-Pierre Vos

born 1963

French politician (born 1963)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
GP

Gérard Poitou-Weber

1939–2005

French director and screenwriter (1939–2005)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Juvisy-sur-Orge, with 31.

Questions about famous people from Draveil

Who is the most famous person from Draveil?

Frédéric Vasseur (Formula One Team Principal) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Anny Cazenave and Lorg.

How many famous people were born in Draveil?

7 people born in Draveil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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 Draveil known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Draveil?

Roger Michon, born in 1904. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.

Who counts as from Draveil?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Draveil 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 (6)

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.