Photo: VVVCFFrance · CC0Saclay has no famous person on record yet
Sébastien Vigier heads the list in Palaiseau, 4 mi away, which has 16 names. The longest list in Essonne is Longjumeau’s, with 52 names. After Longjumeau, the next longest list in Essonne is Étampes’, with 40. In Essonne, 71 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Saclay (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saclay yet.
Famous people born near Saclay
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Palaiseau · 4 miSébastien Vigier & 15 moreBHOrsay · 3 miBilal Hassani & 13 more
Les Ulis · 4 miThierry Henry & 6 moreARVélizy-Villacoublay · 3 miAline Riera & 4 more
Jouy-en-Josas · 2 miEugène d'Harcourt & 2 moreCAIgny · 2 miCécile Avezou & 1 moreRBBièvres · 2 miRoger Bailly
Villebon-sur-Yvette · 4 miBernard StieglerQuestions about famous people from Saclay
Who counts as from Saclay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saclay 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)
- Sébastien Vigier: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thierry Henry: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène d'Harcourt: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Stiegler: Berkeley Center for New Media, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.