Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire tops a list of 40 famous people born in Étampes

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition" (1772-1844)) is the best known by our measure: 52 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louise Abbéma and Arnaud Beltrame.

40 people born in Étampes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 67 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 13 of the 40. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Basile Fleureau, born in 1612. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Étampes 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.

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