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Famous people · Montgeron, Essonne

5 famous people call Montgeron their birthplace

The best known is the footballer Georges Hatz, with articles in 5 languages. Michelle Senlis, the French songwriter, comes second, with Jean-Pierre Courcol third. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 3 in all. From Georges Cyr to Jean-Pierre Courcol, the births on the list run from 1880 to 1944.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Hatz
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1880
Georges Cyr
Youngest
1944
Jean-Pierre Courcol
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Montgeron

Georges Hatz, Michelle Senlis and Jean-Pierre Courcol are written about in 5, 5 and 3 languages.

GH#1
Sports

Georges Hatz

1917–2007

Footballer (1917-2007)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MS#2
Music

Michelle Senlis

1933–2020

French songwriter (1933-2020)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JC#3
Sports

Jean-Pierre Courcol

born 1944

French tennis player

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Montgeron’s famous people were born

The 1910s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Georges HatzGeorges CyrJean-Pierre Courcol
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Montgeron is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Montgeron

The other 2 span the years 1880 to 1910.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges has the longest list next door: 72.

Questions about famous people from Montgeron

Who is the most famous person from Montgeron?

Georges Hatz (Footballer (1917-2007)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michelle Senlis and Jean-Pierre Courcol.

How many famous people were born in Montgeron?

5 people born in Montgeron have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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 Montgeron known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montgeron?

Georges Cyr, born in 1880. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Montgeron?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montgeron 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 (4)

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.