#1Jean-Philippe Sabo tops a list of 6 famous people born in Gouvieux
Jean-Philippe Sabo, the footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The French footballer Sébastien Piocelle ranks second, ahead of Christophe Lemaire. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Marcel Rouzé, born in 1901, the newest to Jean-Philippe Sabo, born in 1987.
What stands out about Gouvieux’s famous people
When Gouvieux’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 4.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Gouvieux
Ranked by languages covered: Jean-Philippe Sabo with 12, then Sébastien Piocelle with 8 and Christophe Lemaire with 7.
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#3What Gouvieux is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Gouvieux
Here are 3 more, born from 1901 to 1973.


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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Chantilly, with 17.
Questions about famous people from Gouvieux
Who is the most famous person from Gouvieux?
Jean-Philippe Sabo (Footballer) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Sébastien Piocelle and Christophe Lemaire.
How many famous people were born in Gouvieux?
6 people born in Gouvieux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Gouvieux known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gouvieux?
Marcel Rouzé, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1987.
Who counts as from Gouvieux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gouvieux 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 (9)
- Jean-Philippe Sabo: Olympique_de_Marseille_2011.jpeg : mustapha_ennaimi derivative work: Traleni, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Piocelle: Emmanuel Arnaud, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Lemaire: nakashi on Flickr.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- K-mel: 3dsound, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cécile Balavoine: Ludwig19776, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne de Montmorency: Corneille de Lyon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Constant Ménager: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Rogemont: Luziadell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Savari: Buizard, 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.



