Famous people born near Faverolles
A short trip away, Dreux (10 mi) counts 71 famous people, François-André Danican Philidor among them. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Faverolles. 100 towns in Eure-et-Loir have at least one famous person on record. Chartres’ 160 names make the longest list in Eure-et-Loir.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Faverolles (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 Faverolles yet.
Famous people born near Faverolles
Nearby, Dreux has the most on record, with 71.
Dreux · 10 miFrançois-André Danican Philidor & 70 more
Rambouillet · 12 miJérémie Aliadière & 26 more
Maintenon · 7 miMichel Joseph Maunoury & 9 moreMCÉpernon · 7 miMichel Chasles & 4 more
Houdan · 7 miPierre Dumayet & 4 more
Nogent-le-Roi · 4 miLuc Merenda & 1 moreMVGallardon · 12 miMichel Vovelle & 1 morePCGambais · 8 miPierre Émile Arnaud Édouard de Colbert-ChabanaisQuestions about famous people from Faverolles
Who counts as from Faverolles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Faverolles 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 (5)
- François-André Danican Philidor: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérémie Aliadière: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.