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Sports
Wendie Renard
born 1990French footballer (born 1990)
40 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Schœlcher, Martinique
Athletes stand out among the 19 famous people born in Schœlcher
Articles in 40 languages make the French footballer Wendie Renard the best known. Close behind are Dimitri Bascou and Garry Bocaly. The largest group, 16, was born since 1970. Births span 1944 to 2003, from Alfred Almont to Emmanuel Houcou.
Born here
19
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Wendie Renard
40 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1944
Alfred Almont
Youngest
2003
Emmanuel Houcou
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Schœlcher’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Schœlcher’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 6.
SportsNotableWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Schœlcher is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Schœlcher
All three are athletes.
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Garry Bocaly
born 1988French association football player
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Schœlcher
16 more names, born between 1944 and 2003.
Anaïs Delwaulle
born 1994French model, beauty pageant contestant, radio host and film actress
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Fort-de-France’s, at 140 names.
FFFort-de-France · 2 miFrantz Fanon & 139 moreECSaint-Pierre · 10 miEddy Capron & 31 more
Le Lamentin · 7 miEmmanuel Rivière & 22 moreFCSaint-Joseph · 5 miFélix Courtinard & 4 moreMBDucos · 9 miMickaël Biron & 3 more
Gros-Morne · 8 miSerge Letchimy & 2 more
Les Trois-Îlets · 7 miJoséphine de Beauharnais
Le Lamentin · 7 miEmmanuel Rivière & 22 moreFCSaint-Joseph · 5 miFélix Courtinard & 4 moreMBDucos · 9 miMickaël Biron & 3 moreGros-Morne · 8 miSerge Letchimy & 2 moreLes Trois-Îlets · 7 miJoséphine de BeauharnaisQuestions about famous people from Schœlcher
Who is the most famous person from Schœlcher?
Wendie Renard (French footballer (born 1990)) is the best known by our measure: 40 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Dimitri Bascou and Garry Bocaly.
How many famous people were born in Schœlcher?
19 people born in Schœlcher have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 25 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 Schœlcher known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 19. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Schœlcher?
Alfred Almont, born in 1944. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Schœlcher?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Schœlcher 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 (8)
- Garry Bocaly: 34 super héros, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos: Liviefromparis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Beauregard: FB2012, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anaïs Delwaulle: Anaiisdw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurine Daquin: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmanuel Rivière: Asmoulins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Letchimy: Jean-Luc Hauser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joséphine de Beauharnais: Baron François Gérard (1770 - 1837) – Painter (French) Born in Rome. Died in Paris. Details on Google Art Project, 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.