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Famous people · Barentin, Seine-Maritime

Barentin is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Rachid Chékhémani, the French athlete, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French writer Gilbert Fromager. Go 8 mi to Mont-Saint-Aignan and the list grows to 80, with Jacques Anquetil at the top. Births span 1942 to 1973, from Gilbert Fromager to Rachid Chékhémani.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Rachid Chékhémani
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1942
Gilbert Fromager
Youngest
1973
Rachid Chékhémani
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Barentin

RC#1
Sports

Rachid Chékhémani

born 1973

French athlete

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GF#2
Writing & Arts

Gilbert Fromager

1942–2025

French writer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Barentin is known for

Athletes 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

Close by, the fullest list is Mont-Saint-Aignan’s, at 80 names.

Questions about famous people from Barentin

Who is the most famous person from Barentin?

Rachid Chékhémani (French athlete) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gilbert Fromager.

How many famous people were born in Barentin?

2 people born in Barentin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Barentin known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Barentin?

Gilbert Fromager, born in 1942. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.

Who counts as from Barentin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Barentin 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.