Torfou has yet to put a famous person on the list
The neighbour with the longest list is Arpajon, 4 mi away: 16, led by Samir Chergui. The longest list in Essonne is Longjumeau’s, with 52 names. After Longjumeau, the next longest list in Essonne is Étampes’, with 40. 71 towns in Essonne have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Torfou (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 Torfou yet.
Famous people born near Torfou
The most names next door are in Arpajon: 16.
Questions about famous people from Torfou
Who counts as from Torfou?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Torfou 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)
- Maurice Dormann: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir notice détaillée), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Levassor: Touring-Club de France, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ourry: Lhéritier, Public domain, 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.