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Famous people · Vernon, Eure

29 famous people were born in Vernon, more of them performers than in most towns

The best known is the French footballer Ousmane Dembélé, with articles in 87 languages. Since 1970, 14 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11.5, while at least half the towns in Eure list nobody born there. The first birth on record is Jacques Louis François de Tilly’s, in 1749, and the last Baptiste Veistroffer’s, in 2000.

#2 best knownMolla WagueSports · born 1991
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Born here
29
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ousmane Dembélé
87 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1749
Jacques Louis François de Tilly
Youngest
2000
Baptiste Veistroffer
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people

What stands out about Vernon’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Vernon

The three best known are all athletes.

OD#1
Sports

Ousmane Dembélé

born 1997

French footballer (born 1997)

87 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Molla Wague#2
Sports

Molla Wague

born 1991

Malian association football player

22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PM#3
Sports

Philippe Montanier

born 1964

French football manager and former player (born 1964)

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Vernon’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 5.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Matthieu Gourdain
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableMilitaryBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Vernon is known for

Vernon has 2× the usual share of performers.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Vernon

A further 26 follow, born between 1749 and 2000.

CJ

Chantal Jouanno

born 1969

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SM

Sarah Moon

born 1941

Ousmane drame (born 1941)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jacques Louis François de Tilly

Jacques Louis François de Tilly

1749–1822

French general (1749-1822)

GR

Gilles Rossignol

1942–2021

French writer (1942-2021)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Marie-Charlotte Garin

Marie-Charlotte Garin

born 1995

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Les Andelys has the most on record, with 16.

Questions about famous people from Vernon

Who is the most famous person from Vernon?

Ousmane Dembélé (French footballer (born 1997)) is the best known by our measure: 87 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Molla Wague and Philippe Montanier.

How many famous people were born in Vernon?

29 people born in Vernon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 68 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 Vernon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 8 of the 29. That is 28% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vernon?

Jacques Louis François de Tilly, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.

Who counts as from Vernon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vernon 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 (15)

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.