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Famous people · Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine

Of the 180 famous people born in Suresnes, an unusual share are business people

At the top of the list is the French film actress and film producer Julie Gayet, covered in 41 languages. Only 2 towns in Hauts-de-Seine list more. Between 1914 and 1969, 99 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Jean-Rodolphe Perronet’s, in 1708, and the last Arnaud Kalimuendo’s, in 2002.

#1 best knownJulie GayetFilm, TV & Stage · born 1972
+176more
Born here
180
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Julie Gayet
41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1708
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
Youngest
2002
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
37 people

What stands out about Suresnes’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Suresnes is known for

Suresnes has 2.7× the usual share of business people.

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

Through the years

When Suresnes’ famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 46.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000Irène Jacob
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawMusicNotableScience & MedicineBusinessMilitaryFaith

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

The best known

Born in Suresnes

By how many languages cover them, Julie Gayet comes first (41), then Irène Jacob (40) and Leos Carax (38).

Julie Gayet#1
Film, TV & Stage

Julie Gayet

born 1972

French film actress and film producer

41 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
IJ#2
Film, TV & Stage

Irène Jacob

born 1966

French-born Swiss actress

40 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LC#3
Film, TV & Stage

Leos Carax

born 1960

French director and writer (born 1960)

38 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Suresnes

177 more, best known first.

Benoît Cheyrou

Benoît Cheyrou

born 1981

French footballer (born 1981)

Habib Beye

Habib Beye

born 1977

Senegalese-French football manager

AK

Arnaud Kalimuendo

born 2002

French footballer (born 2002)

EM

Eugène Martin

1915–2006

French racing driver (1915-2006)

BC

Bruno Cheyrou

born 1978

French footballer (born 1978)

Nathalie Stutzmann

Nathalie Stutzmann

born 1965

French opera singer and conductor

Vincent Peillon

Vincent Peillon

born 1960

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
ÉE

Éric Elmosnino

born 1964

French actor and musician

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
FA

Fabrice Abriel

born 1979

French footballer (born 1979)

HL

Henri Louveau

1910–1991

French racing driver (1910-1991)

Blanche Gardin

Blanche Gardin

born 1977

French stand-up comedian, actress and writer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
MY

Michaël Youn

born 1973

French comedian and actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Stéphane Antiga

Stéphane Antiga

born 1976

Former French volleyball player, coach

Jean-Rodolphe Perronet

Jean-Rodolphe Perronet

1708–1794

French architect

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Ida Presti

Ida Presti

1924–1967

French musician (1924–1967)

Yohan Goutt Goncalves

Yohan Goutt Goncalves

born 1994

East Timorese alpine skier (born 1994)

Hervé This

Hervé This

born 1955

French food scientist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Jeanne Barseghian

Jeanne Barseghian

born 1980

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Quentin Westberg

Quentin Westberg

born 1986

American soccer player

RL

Rémi Laurent

1957–1989

French actor (1957–1989)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Neuilly-sur-Seine has the most on record: 688.

Questions about famous people from Suresnes

Who is the most famous person from Suresnes?

Julie Gayet (French film actress and film producer) is the best known by our measure: 41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Irène Jacob and Leos Carax.

How many famous people were born in Suresnes?

180 people born in Suresnes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 257 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 Suresnes known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 37 of the 180. That is 21% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Suresnes?

Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, born in 1708. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.

Who counts as from Suresnes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Suresnes 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 (89)

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.