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Famous people · Igny, Essonne

2 famous people call Igny their birthplace

Cécile Avezou, the French rock climber, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Robert Vizet. Born in 1924, Robert Vizet is the first name on record, and Cécile Avezou, born in 1971, the most recent. The nearest list is in Châtenay-Malabry, 3 mi away: 47 names, starting with Allan Saint-Maximin.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cécile Avezou
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1924
Robert Vizet
Youngest
1971
Cécile Avezou
The best known

Born in Igny

CA#1
Notable

Cécile Avezou

born 1971

French rock climber

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RV#2
Politics & Law

Robert Vizet

1924–2018

French politician (1924–2018)

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

What Igny is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

The fullest list close by belongs to Châtenay-Malabry, with 47.

Questions about famous people from Igny

Who is the most famous person from Igny?

Cécile Avezou (French rock climber) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Vizet.

How many famous people were born in Igny?

2 people born in Igny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Igny?

Robert Vizet, born in 1924. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.

Who counts as from Igny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Igny 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 (5)

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.