#1Famous people · Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, Essonne
Jacques Mourioux, born in 1948, is Saint-Michel-sur-Orge’s famous person on record
Jacques Mourioux, the French cyclist, was born in 1948. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. 10 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Brétigny-sur-Orge, 2 mi away, lists the most: 10, Grégory Sertic first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Mourioux
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1948
Jacques Mourioux
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Brétigny-sur-Orge’s, with 10.
Brétigny-sur-Orge · 2 miGrégory Sertic & 9 more
Montlhéry · 2 miJean-Paul Béchat & 2 moreCLSainte-Geneviève-des-Bois · 1 miChristine Lebail
Villemoisson-sur-Orge · 2 miDominique JolyJBMorsang-sur-Orge · 2 miJean-Paul Le BrisPBLeuville-sur-Orge · 3 miPaul-Louis BoutiéAVÉpinay-sur-Orge · 3 miAlexandre VibertQuestions about famous people from Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Michel-sur-Orge?
Jacques Mourioux (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge?
1 people born in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Michel-sur-Orge 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 Saint-Michel-sur-Orge?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Michel-sur-Orge 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)
- Jacques Mourioux: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grégory Sertic: Fcgb260, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Paul Béchat: Jean-Michel Clajot, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Joly: ArnaudJoly, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.