#1Politics & Law
Jordan Bardella
born 1995French politician (born 1995)
47 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis
30 famous people were born in Drancy, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Jordan Bardella, the French politician, with articles in 47 languages. From François Cretté de Palluel in 1741 to Adil Bourabaa in 2005, the births cover 264 years. Since 1970, 15 were born, the most of any period. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.1, close to the 3.6 of the typical Seine-Saint-Denis town.
Born here
30
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jordan Bardella
47 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1741
François Cretté de Palluel
Youngest
2005
Adil Bourabaa
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Drancy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Drancy is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Drancy’s famous people were born
More were born in the 2000s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Drancy
By how many languages cover them, Jordan Bardella comes first (47), then Michel Jonasz (14) and Dehmaine Assoumani (9).
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#3Sports
Dehmaine Assoumani
born 2005French footballer (born 2005)
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Drancy
Still to come: 27 more, from 1741 to 2005.
Franck Sylvestre
born 1969Canadian storyteller, actor, slam poet, musician, dancer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Aubervilliers lists the most people: 86.
ABAubervilliers · 3 miAnge-Yoan Bonny & 85 moreWSBondy · 2 miWilliam Saliba & 71 more
Pantin · 2 miRenée Falconetti & 34 more
Le Blanc-Mesnil · 1 miMoussa Sissoko & 29 more
Noisy-le-Sec · 2 miJean Delannoy & 23 more
Aulnay-sous-Bois · 3 miAlice Diop & 13 more
Bobigny · 1 miCharles Itandje & 7 more
Les Pavillons-sous-Bois · 3 miSarah Knafo & 6 more
Pantin · 2 miRenée Falconetti & 34 moreLe Blanc-Mesnil · 1 miMoussa Sissoko & 29 moreNoisy-le-Sec · 2 miJean Delannoy & 23 moreAulnay-sous-Bois · 3 miAlice Diop & 13 moreBobigny · 1 miCharles Itandje & 7 moreLes Pavillons-sous-Bois · 3 miSarah Knafo & 6 moreQuestions about famous people from Drancy
Who is the most famous person from Drancy?
Jordan Bardella (French politician (born 1995)) is the best known by our measure: 47 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Jonasz and Dehmaine Assoumani.
How many famous people were born in Drancy?
30 people born in Drancy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 40 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 Drancy known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 16 of the 30. That is 53% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Drancy?
François Cretté de Palluel, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Drancy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Drancy 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 (15)
- Jordan Bardella: Raphael ATTAL @BootEXE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Jonasz: THIPLO, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dehmaine Assoumani: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Niels Brouzes: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Paul Desprat: FR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Porcher: Didier Chérel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aurélien Saintoul: Arthur Courant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Franck Sylvestre: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Hervé Berthelot: Sitrec / Christian Vergnaud, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Renée Falconetti: Unknown. Publisher: New York: Eloquent Press, N. Morgillo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moussa Sissoko: GuillaumeG, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Delannoy: François Alquier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Diop: Chris93, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Itandje: Ultraslansi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Knafo: Anh De France, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.