LJ#1
Politics & Law
Lionel Jospin
1937–202693rd Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
67 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine
Lionel Jospin tops a list of 57 famous people born in Meudon
Best known of all is Lionel Jospin, written about in 67 languages. 19 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Hippolyte Tisserant, born in 1809, and the youngest Clément Akpa, born in 2001. The list comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Hauts-de-Seine, at 9.8.
Born here
57
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lionel Jospin
67 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1809
Hippolyte Tisserant
Youngest
2001
Clément Akpa
Most common field
Writing & Arts
19 people
What stands out about Meudon’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Meudon
Ranked by languages covered: Lionel Jospin with 67, then Jean-Luc Marion with 28 and André Hunebelle with 27.
#2Writing & Arts
Jean-Luc Marion
born 1946French philosopher (born 1946)
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AH#3
Film, TV & Stage
André Hunebelle
1896–1985French film director (1896–1985)
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Meudon’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 9.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Meudon is known for
Meudon has 1.5× 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 Meudon
54 more, 18 of them writers and artists.
David Dufresne
born 1968French journalist, filmmaker and web documentarian
Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Boulogne-Billancourt, with 494.
Boulogne-Billancourt · 2 miPatrick Modiano & 493 more
Clamart · 1 miGabriel Attal & 84 more
Sèvres · 2 miDemba Ba & 64 moreLBIssy-les-Moulineaux · 2 miLeïla Bekhti & 55 more
Fontenay-aux-Roses · 3 miPierre Bonnard & 51 more
Vanves · 3 miGérard Jouannest & 17 more
Ville-d'Avray · 3 miBoris Vian & 8 more
Chaville · 2 miPhilippe Soupault & 6 moreQuestions about famous people from Meudon
Who is the most famous person from Meudon?
Lionel Jospin (93rd Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)) is the best known by our measure: 67 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Luc Marion and André Hunebelle.
How many famous people were born in Meudon?
57 people born in Meudon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 94 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 Meudon known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 19 of the 57. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Meudon?
Hippolyte Tisserant, born in 1809. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Meudon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Meudon 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 (29)
- Jean-Luc Marion: Aymeric De La Toune, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Isimat-Mirin: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Chocque: Anonymous, for Le Miroir des sports ("envoyé special Raymond Huttier", "R. H."), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mehdi Tahrat: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Callegari: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bonaparte: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noëlle Châtelet: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cédric Daury: Ph.d, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- SDM: J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Chaumont: Olivia Chaumont, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Arnaud de Foïard: Fdutil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Redier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Dujon: Mithrandir~frwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Robiquet: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dufresne: Patrice Normand, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hippolyte Tisserant: Frères Bisson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Rémon: Atelierremon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Manoukian: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Demanche: Demanche( Flowikimedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Vandenbeusch: Helene Chabrol Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- René Comboudoux: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bertrand: Anonymous Unknown author , no author disclosure, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Modiano: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel Attal: Ismail Aissoub, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demba Ba: Ultraslansi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Bonnard: Pierre Bonnard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gérard Jouannest: Erio Tac (Perpignan), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boris Vian: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Soupault: Robert Delaunay, 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.