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Famous people · Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne

Of the 31 famous people born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, none is better known than Emmanuelle Charpentier

80 languages have an article about the French microbiologist and biochemist Emmanuelle Charpentier. Jean-Jacques Annaud and Ladji Doucouré follow. The list has 1.9 times the usual share of performers, 5 in all. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 17 in all.

#1 best knownEmmanuelle CharpentierScience & Medicine · born 1968
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Born here
31
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Emmanuelle Charpentier
80 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1877
Paul Dumaine
Youngest
2004
Djaoui Cissé
Most common field
Sports
11 people

What stands out about Juvisy-sur-Orge’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Juvisy-sur-Orge

Emmanuelle Charpentier has articles in 80 languages, Jean-Jacques Annaud in 61 and Ladji Doucouré in 26.

Emmanuelle Charpentier#1
Science & Medicine

Emmanuelle Charpentier

born 1968

French microbiologist and biochemist (born 1968)

80 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Jacques Annaud#2
Film, TV & Stage

Jean-Jacques Annaud

born 1943

French film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1943)

61 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LD#3
Sports

Ladji Doucouré

born 1983

French athlete

26 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Juvisy-sur-Orge’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 7 births.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Jean-Jacques AnnaudEmmanuelle CharpentierLadji DoucouréDjaoui Cissé
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineNotableWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Juvisy-sur-Orge is known for

Juvisy-sur-Orge has 2.2× the usual share of musicians.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Juvisy-sur-Orge

The rest number 28, with 10 athletes among them.

C

Christophe

1945–2020

French musician, singer and composer (1945–2020)

Philippe Olivier

Philippe Olivier

born 1961

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DG

David Grondin

born 1980

French footballer (born 1980)

Ouparine Djoco

Ouparine Djoco

born 1998

Bissau-Guinean and French footballer

Thomas Vincent

Thomas Vincent

born 1964

French film director

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jean-Pierre Vincent

Jean-Pierre Vincent

1942–2020

French actor (1942–2020)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Djibril Camara

Djibril Camara

born 1989

French rugby union footballer

Gabriel Amard

Gabriel Amard

born 1967

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AN

Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba

born 2000

French discus thrower and shot putter (born 2000)

BB

Bertrand Bouyx

born 1970

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
GM

Georges Mesmin

1926–2019

French politician and official (1926-2019)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SW

Stéphane Weller

born 1966

French rugby union player

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Savigny-sur-Orge has the longest list next door: 27.

Questions about famous people from Juvisy-sur-Orge

Who is the most famous person from Juvisy-sur-Orge?

Emmanuelle Charpentier (French microbiologist and biochemist (born 1968)) is the best known by our measure: 80 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Jacques Annaud and Ladji Doucouré.

How many famous people were born in Juvisy-sur-Orge?

31 people born in Juvisy-sur-Orge have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 46 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 Juvisy-sur-Orge known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 31. That is 35% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Juvisy-sur-Orge?

Paul Dumaine, born in 1877. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

Who counts as from Juvisy-sur-Orge?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Juvisy-sur-Orge 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 (16)

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.