Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people from Morangis
Of its neighbours, Longjumeau, 2 mi away, lists the most: 52, Jérémy Ménez first. The list for Morangis is empty for now. The longest list in Essonne is Longjumeau’s, with 52 names. Étampes has the second-longest list in Essonne, after Longjumeau, with 40.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Morangis (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Morangis as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Morangis
The fullest list close by belongs to Longjumeau, with 52.
Longjumeau · 2 miJérémy Ménez & 51 more
Juvisy-sur-Orge · 2 miEmmanuelle Charpentier & 30 moreGLSavigny-sur-Orge · 1 miGilles Lellouche & 26 more
Athis-Mons · 2 miÉdouard Duplan & 16 moreHBViry-Châtillon · 3 miHouda Benyamina & 4 more
Wissous · 3 miGaston Henry-Haye & 2 moreCLChamplan · 3 miCatherine Louveau & 2 moreAVÉpinay-sur-Orge · 2 miAlexandre VibertQuestions about famous people from Morangis
Who counts as from Morangis?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Morangis 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)
- Jérémy Ménez: Ronan Caroff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmanuelle Charpentier: Bianca Fioretti, Hallbauer & Fioretti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Duplan: Richard Mulder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaston Henry-Haye: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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