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Famous people · Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise

Athletes stand out among the 14 famous people born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis

With articles in 83 languages, Louis Daguerre is the most widely known. Most were born since 1970: 9 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Louis Daguerre, born in 1787, the newest to Viggo Ferreira-Redier, born in 2012. For every 10,000 residents there are 5.1 on the list, well above the typical Val-d'Oise town’s 1.3.

#2 best knownBoris DiawSports · born 1982
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Born here
14
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Daguerre
83 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1787
Louis Daguerre
Youngest
2012
Viggo Ferreira-Redier
Most common field
Sports
7 people

What stands out about Cormeilles-en-Parisis’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis

By how many languages cover them, Louis Daguerre comes first (83), then Boris Diaw (36) and Robert Hue (16).

LD#1
Science & Medicine

Louis Daguerre

1787–1851

French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)

83 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Boris Diaw#2
Sports

Boris Diaw

born 1982

French basketball executive and former player

36 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Robert Hue#3
Politics & Law

Robert Hue

born 1946

Former president and national secretary of the French Communist Party

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Cormeilles-en-Parisis is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.6 times.

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

Through the years

When Cormeilles-en-Parisis’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Boris DiawRobert HueLouis Daguerre
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & Stage

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis

11 more names, born between 1899 and 2012.

Grégory Proment

Grégory Proment

born 1978

French football manager (born 1978)

Jean Calvé

Jean Calvé

born 1984

French association football player

Olivier Klemenczak

Olivier Klemenczak

born 1996

French rugby union player (1996-)

AS

Antoine Savignat

born 1975

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Argenteuil’s, with 97.

Questions about famous people from Cormeilles-en-Parisis

Who is the most famous person from Cormeilles-en-Parisis?

Louis Daguerre (French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)) is the best known by our measure: 83 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Boris Diaw and Robert Hue.

How many famous people were born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis?

14 people born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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 Cormeilles-en-Parisis known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 14. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cormeilles-en-Parisis?

Louis Daguerre, born in 1787. The youngest on the list was born in 2012.

Who counts as from Cormeilles-en-Parisis?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cormeilles-en-Parisis 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 (16)

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.