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Famous people · Sinnamary, French Guiana

2 famous people come from Sinnamary, Jean-Claude Darcheville the best known

Jean-Claude Darcheville, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. The only other name is the French politician Jean-Victor Castor. From Jean-Victor Castor to Jean-Claude Darcheville, the births on the list run from 1962 to 1975. The longest list of any town in French Guiana belongs to Cayenne, with 99.

#1 best knownJean-Claude DarchevilleSports · born 1975
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Claude Darcheville
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1962
Jean-Victor Castor
Youngest
1975
Jean-Claude Darcheville
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Sinnamary

Jean-Claude Darcheville#1
Sports

Jean-Claude Darcheville

born 1975

French footballer (born 1975)

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Victor Castor#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Victor Castor

born 1962

French politician

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Sinnamary is known for

Share of Sinnamary’s famous people in each field.

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

Questions about famous people from Sinnamary

Who is the most famous person from Sinnamary?

Jean-Claude Darcheville (French footballer (born 1975)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Victor Castor.

How many famous people were born in Sinnamary?

2 people born in Sinnamary have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Sinnamary known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sinnamary?

Jean-Victor Castor, born in 1962. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.

Who counts as from Sinnamary?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sinnamary 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.