No famous person yet from Coulombs
Nearby, Dreux, 10 mi away, lists 71, led by François-André Danican Philidor. The longest list of any town in Eure-et-Loir belongs to Chartres, with 160. Across Eure-et-Loir, 100 towns list someone born there.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Coulombs (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 Coulombs as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Coulombs
Around it, Dreux has the most people on record, 71 of them.
Dreux · 10 miFrançois-André Danican Philidor & 70 more
Maintenon · 4 miMichel Joseph Maunoury & 9 moreMCÉpernon · 6 miMichel Chasles & 4 more
Houdan · 10 miPierre Dumayet & 4 more
Nogent-le-Roi · 1 miLuc Merenda & 1 moreMVGallardon · 10 miMichel Vovelle & 1 morePCGambais · 11 miPierre Émile Arnaud Édouard de Colbert-ChabanaisQuestions about famous people from Coulombs
Who counts as from Coulombs?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coulombs 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)
- François-André Danican Philidor: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Joseph Maunoury: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Dumayet: Jean LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Merenda: Fernando Di Leo / Franco Villa, 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.