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Famous people · Monnerville, Essonne

Monnerville’s famous people span 130 years: 2 births from 1727 to 1857

The best known is the French opera singer Rose Caron, with articles in 9 languages. The other is Louis Gidouin, the French politician. Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire tops the 40 names on record in Étampes, 8 mi away. The list’s best known name, Rose Caron, dates from 1857.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Rose Caron
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1727
Louis Gidouin
Youngest
1857
Rose Caron
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Monnerville

RC#1
Music

Rose Caron

1857–1930

French opera singer (1857–1930)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LG#2
Politics & Law

Louis Gidouin

1727–1804

French politician

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

What Monnerville is known for

1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.

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

Nearby, Étampes has the most on record, with 40.

Questions about famous people from Monnerville

Who is the most famous person from Monnerville?

Rose Caron (French opera singer (1857–1930)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Gidouin.

How many famous people were born in Monnerville?

2 people born in Monnerville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Monnerville known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Monnerville?

Louis Gidouin, born in 1727. The youngest on the list was born in 1857.

Who counts as from Monnerville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monnerville 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 (3)

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.