#1Famous people · Évry-Courcouronnes, Essonne
33 famous people from Évry-Courcouronnes, many of them athletes
Medhi Benatia, the Moroccan footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. Close behind are Elye Wahi and Grâce Zaadi. The largest group, 31, was born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Claude Cochin, born in 1883, and the youngest Rudy Matondo, born in 2008.
Born here
33
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Medhi Benatia
54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1883
Claude Cochin
Youngest
2008
Rudy Matondo
Most common field
Sports
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What stands out about Évry-Courcouronnes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Évry-Courcouronnes is known for
Évry-Courcouronnes has 3.2× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Évry-Courcouronnes’ famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 15 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Évry-Courcouronnes
Counted by languages, Medhi Benatia is ahead of Elye Wahi and Grâce Zaadi: 54, 29 and 25.
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Sports
Elye Wahi
born 2003Ivorian association football player (born 2003)
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Évry-Courcouronnes
Another 30, the earliest born in 1883.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Corbeil-Essonnes counts 34 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Évry-Courcouronnes
Who is the most famous person from Évry-Courcouronnes?
Medhi Benatia (Moroccan footballer) is the best known by our measure: 54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Elye Wahi and Grâce Zaadi.
How many famous people were born in Évry-Courcouronnes?
33 people born in Évry-Courcouronnes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 55 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 Évry-Courcouronnes known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 20 of the 33. That is 61% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Évry-Courcouronnes?
Claude Cochin, born in 1883. The youngest on the list was born in 2008.
Who counts as from Évry-Courcouronnes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Évry-Courcouronnes 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 (10)
- Medhi Benatia: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrien Hunou: Steindy 22:57, 13 June 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houboulang Mendes: Sese le Merlu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yannick Kocon: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyliane Dong: ESTAC Troyes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zola: J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maud Medenou: GuillaumeG, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Cochin: assemblée nationale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walid Regragui: mustapha ennaimi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Haller: Miensah02, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.