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Famous people · La Trinité, Martinique

Of the 27 famous people born in La Trinité, an unusual share are athletes

The best known is the French handball player Cédric Sorhaindo, with articles in 26 languages. Close behind are Coralie Balmy and David Régis. The largest group, 14, was born since 1970. La Trinité ranks 3rd of the 25 towns in Martinique with anyone listed.

#1 best knownCédric SorhaindoNotable · born 1984
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Born here
27
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cédric Sorhaindo
26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Louis-François du Buc
Youngest
2004
Alexe Déau
Most common field
Sports
17 people

What stands out about La Trinité’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What La Trinité is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 3.3 times.

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

Through the years

When La Trinité’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 8 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Cédric SorhaindoPaul Chillan
SportsPolitics & LawNotableFaithScience & MedicineWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in La Trinité

Two of the three are athletes.

Cédric Sorhaindo#1
Notable

Cédric Sorhaindo

born 1984

French handball player

26 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Coralie Balmy#2
Sports

Coralie Balmy

born 1987

French swimmer

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DR#3
Sports

David Régis

born 1968

American soccer player

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in La Trinité

24 more, from 1759 to 2004.

Paul Chillan

Paul Chillan

1935–2021

Footballer (1935–2021)

Alexe Déau

Alexe Déau

born 2004

French athlete (born 2004)

Audrick Linord

Audrick Linord

born 1987

French association football player

Christian André

Christian André

born 1950

French association football player

Jacques Laposte

Jacques Laposte

born 1952

French association football player

Louis-Joseph Manscour

Louis-Joseph Manscour

born 1945

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
OR

Olivier Rambo

born 1974

Martinique-born French footballer

PP

Patrick Percin

born 1976

French association football player

BA

Bruno-Nestor Azerot

born 1961

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
KP

Katty Piejos

born 1981

French handball player

Homère Clément

Homère Clément

1852–1923

Doctor and French politician (1852–1923)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
AR

Auguste Rejon

1893–1973

French politician (1893-1973)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
LB

Louis-François du Buc

1759–1827

French colonial administrator (1759-1827)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Fort-de-France has the most on record, with 140.

Questions about famous people from La Trinité

Who is the most famous person from La Trinité?

Cédric Sorhaindo (French handball player) is the best known by our measure: 26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Coralie Balmy and David Régis.

How many famous people were born in La Trinité?

27 people born in La Trinité have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 29 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 La Trinité known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 17 of the 27. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Trinité?

Louis-François du Buc, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

Who counts as from La Trinité?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Trinité 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 (14)

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.