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Famous people · Les Molières, Essonne

François Augustin Andry is the only name on the Les Molières list

In 1850, the French soldier François Augustin Andry was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. An article about them exists in one language. Of its neighbours, Orsay, 6 mi away, lists the most: 14, Bilal Hassani first.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Augustin Andry
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1850
François Augustin Andry
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Les Molières

FA#1
Military

François Augustin Andry

1850–1912

French soldier

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Orsay’s, with 14.

Questions about famous people from Les Molières

Who is the most famous person from Les Molières?

François Augustin Andry (French soldier) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Les Molières?

1 people born in Les Molières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Les Molières known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Les Molières?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Molières 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).

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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.