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Famous people · Chevilly, Loiret

Chevilly’s famous people span 107 years: 4 births from 1851 to 1958

Most widely known is Bernard Derosier, the French politician, with articles in 5 languages. Robert Porchon is second and Isabelle Le Dû third. For every 10,000 residents there are 15 on the list, well above the typical Loiret town’s 1.6. Fewer than a quarter of the 100 towns in Loiret with famous people list more.

#1 best knownBernard DerosierPolitics & Law · born 1939
+2more
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Derosier
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1851
Louis Darblay
Youngest
1958
Isabelle Le Dû
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Chevilly

By how many languages cover them, Bernard Derosier comes first (5), then Robert Porchon (3) and Isabelle Le Dû (2).

Bernard Derosier#1
Politics & Law

Bernard Derosier

born 1939

French politician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Robert Porchon#2
Military

Robert Porchon

1894–1915

French military personnel (1894-1915)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ID#3
Sports

Isabelle Le Dû

born 1958

French association football player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Chevilly’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 1 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Louis DarblayIsabelle Le DûRobert PorchonBernard Derosier
Politics & LawMilitarySports

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

Known for

What Chevilly is known for

Share of Chevilly’s famous people in each field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Chevilly

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Orléans’, at 368 names.

Questions about famous people from Chevilly

Who is the most famous person from Chevilly?

Bernard Derosier (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Porchon and Isabelle Le Dû.

How many famous people were born in Chevilly?

4 people born in Chevilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Chevilly known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chevilly?

Louis Darblay, born in 1851. The youngest on the list was born in 1958.

Who counts as from Chevilly?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chevilly 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 (7)

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.