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Famous people · Écommoy, Sarthe

2 famous people were born in Écommoy

Philippe Hersent, the French actor, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. One more name completes the list: François Latour. Within 5 mi, Mayet lists the most: 2, with Georges Pillement first. From François Latour to Philippe Hersent, the births on the list run from 1886 to 1908.

#2 best knownFrançois LatourPolitics & Law · 1886–1963
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe Hersent
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1886
François Latour
Youngest
1908
Philippe Hersent
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Écommoy

PH#1
Film, TV & Stage

Philippe Hersent

1908–1982

French actor (1912–1982)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
François Latour#2
Politics & Law

François Latour

1886–1963

French lawyer, economist and politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Écommoy is known for

Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Mayet: 2.

Questions about famous people from Écommoy

Who is the most famous person from Écommoy?

Philippe Hersent (French actor (1912–1982)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Latour.

How many famous people were born in Écommoy?

2 people born in Écommoy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Écommoy known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Écommoy?

François Latour, born in 1886. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.

Who counts as from Écommoy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Écommoy 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 (3)

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.