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Famous people · Yerres, Essonne

2 famous people were born in Yerres

Alfred Xavier de La Douespe du Fougerais is the best known, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Suzanne Christophe, the French painter. Born in 1804, Alfred Xavier de La Douespe du Fougerais is the first name on record, and Suzanne Christophe, born in 1900, the most recent. Within 3 mi, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges lists the most: 72, with Maxence Lacroix first.

#2 best knownSuzanne ChristopheWriting & Arts · 1900–1956
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alfred Xavier de La Douespe du Fougerais
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1804
Alfred Xavier de La Douespe du Fougerais
Youngest
1900
Suzanne Christophe
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Yerres

AF#1
Politics & Law

Alfred Xavier de La Douespe du Fougerais

1804–1874

French lawyer, politician and journalist (1804-1874)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Suzanne Christophe#2
Writing & Arts

Suzanne Christophe

1900–1956

French painter

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Yerres is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

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Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Yerres, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Yerres

Who is the most famous person from Yerres?

Alfred Xavier de La Douespe du Fougerais (French lawyer, politician and journalist (1804-1874)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Suzanne Christophe.

How many famous people were born in Yerres?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Yerres?

Alfred Xavier de La Douespe du Fougerais, born in 1804. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.

Who counts as from Yerres?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Yerres 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 (2)

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.