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Famous people · Les Ulis, Essonne

Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Les Ulis

Most widely known is Thierry Henry, the French association football player and manager, with articles in 103 languages. Second and third on the list are Moussa Marega and Noémie Lenoir. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. From Thierry Henry to Tristan Dingomé, the births on the list run from 1977 to 1991.

#1 best knownThierry HenrySports · born 1977
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thierry Henry
103 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1977
Thierry Henry
Youngest
1991
Tristan Dingomé
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Les Ulis’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Les Ulis

Three names lead: Thierry Henry (103 languages), Moussa Marega (25) and Noémie Lenoir (24).

Thierry Henry#1
Sports

Thierry Henry

born 1977

French association football player and manager

103 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Moussa Marega#2
Sports

Moussa Marega

born 1991

Malian association football player

25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
NL#3
Film, TV & Stage

Noémie Lenoir

born 1979

Model and actress

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Les Ulis is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 4.5 times.

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

Through the years

When Les Ulis’ famous people were born

The 1970s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.

Today20002050Noui LaïfaThierry HenryMoussa Marega
SportsFilm, TV & Stage

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Les Ulis

4 more names, born between 1979 and 1991.

Tristan Dingomé

Tristan Dingomé

born 1991

Cameroonian and French footballer

NL

Noui Laïfa

born 1986

Algerian and French footballer

GN

Gilbert Bayiha N'Djema

born 1979

French footballer

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Palaiseau has the most on record, with 16.

Questions about famous people from Les Ulis

Who is the most famous person from Les Ulis?

Thierry Henry (French association football player and manager) is the best known by our measure: 103 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Moussa Marega and Noémie Lenoir.

How many famous people were born in Les Ulis?

7 people born in Les Ulis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Ulis known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 7. That is 86% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Les Ulis?

Thierry Henry, born in 1977. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.

Who counts as from Les Ulis?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Ulis 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 (6)

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.