#1Christopher Six is the only name on the Limours list
The French equestrian Christopher Six was born in 1985. Articles about them exist in 8 languages. Nearby, Orsay, 6 mi away, lists 14, led by Bilal Hassani. Across Essonne, the lists cover 71 towns.

Born in Limours
#1Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Limours
Who is the most famous person from Limours?
Christopher Six (French equestrian) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Limours?
1 people born in Limours have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Limours known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Limours?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Limours 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)
- Christopher Six: Catteridge, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thierry Henry: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Mithouard: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ourry: Lhéritier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon de Montesquiou: Maurice Joron (1883-1937), Public domain, 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.



