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Famous people · Chantilly, Oise

17 famous people were born in Chantilly, more of them writers and artists than in most towns

The best known is the first Duke of Montmorency Anne de Montmorency, with articles in 29 languages. The French footballer Alfred Aston ranks second, ahead of François de Montmorency. 5 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Anne de Montmorency in 1493. The largest group, 6, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire.

#1 best knownAnne de MontmorencyPolitics & Law · 1493–1567
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Born here
17
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anne de Montmorency
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1493
Anne de Montmorency
Youngest
1966
Daniel Fauché
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people

What stands out about Chantilly’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Chantilly is known for

Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.

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

The best known

Born in Chantilly

First, Anne de Montmorency (29 languages), then Alfred Aston (21) and François de Montmorency (15).

Anne de Montmorency#1
Politics & Law

Anne de Montmorency

1493–1567

First Duke of Montmorency

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Alfred Aston#2
Sports

Alfred Aston

1912–2003

French footballer (1912–2003)

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
François de Montmorency#3
Military

François de Montmorency

1530–1579

Marshal of France (1530-1579)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Chantilly’s famous people were born

The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireThe 20th century15001600170018001900Alfred AstonFrançois de Montmorency
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawMilitaryMusicFilm, TV & Stage

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Chantilly

The rest number 14, with 8 writers and artists among them.

Henri Ier de Montmorency

Henri Ier de Montmorency

1534–1614

Duke of Montmorency; (1534-1614)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Antoine Guillemet

Antoine Guillemet

1841–1918

French painter (1841-1918)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jean de Laborde

Jean de Laborde

1878–1977

French admiral (1878-1977)

LB

Louis Bombled

1862–1927

French painter, engraver and draughtsperson (1862-1927)

JR

Jean-François Robert

1778–1870

French painter and lithographer, 1778-1870

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Creil’s, with 35.

Questions about famous people from Chantilly

Who is the most famous person from Chantilly?

Anne de Montmorency (First Duke of Montmorency) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Aston and François de Montmorency.

How many famous people were born in Chantilly?

17 people born in Chantilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 31 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 Chantilly known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 8 of the 17. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chantilly?

Anne de Montmorency, born in 1493. The youngest on the list was born in 1966.

Who counts as from Chantilly?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chantilly 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 (13)

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.