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Famous people · Cenon, Gironde

12 famous people were born in Cenon, more of them performers than in most towns

Jérôme Fernandez, the French handball player, is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Second and third on the list are Bernard Darniche and Frédéric Da Rocha. 6 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Gironde have no one on record, but this one has 4.5 for every 10,000 residents.

#2 best knownBernard DarnicheFilm, TV & Stage · born 1942
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Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jérôme Fernandez
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1858
Charles Cazalet
Youngest
1996
Nordine Ganso
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Cenon’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Cenon is known for

Cenon has 4× the usual share of performers.

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

Through the years

When Cenon’s famous people were born

The 1970s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000Jérôme FernandezAntoine RedinCharles CazaletÉlise Larnicol
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & LawWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Cenon

Jérôme Fernandez has articles in 29 languages, Bernard Darniche in 18 and Frédéric Da Rocha in 14.

JF#1
Notable

Jérôme Fernandez

born 1977

French handball player

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Bernard Darniche#2
Film, TV & Stage

Bernard Darniche

born 1942

Rally driver, two-time winner of the French and European Rally Championships in the 1970s

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Frédéric Da Rocha#3
Sports

Frédéric Da Rocha

born 1974

French footballer

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Cenon

9 more, best known first.

ÉL

Élise Larnicol

born 1968

French actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Antoine Redin

Antoine Redin

1934–2012

French footballer (1934-2012)

Charles Cazalet

Charles Cazalet

1858–1933

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Bordeaux’s, at 1,067 names.

Questions about famous people from Cenon

Who is the most famous person from Cenon?

Jérôme Fernandez (French handball player) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bernard Darniche and Frédéric Da Rocha.

How many famous people were born in Cenon?

12 people born in Cenon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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 Cenon known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 12. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cenon?

Charles Cazalet, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.

Who counts as from Cenon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cenon 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 (10)

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.