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Famous people · Domont, Val-d'Oise

Athletes stand out among the 12 famous people born in Domont

Articles in 19 languages make the French biologist and neuroscietist Jean-Pierre Changeux the best known. Vincent Pajot and Rémi Maréval follow. The largest group, 9, was born since 1970. From Eugène Houdry to Romain Gutierrez, the births on the list run from 1892 to 1992.

#1 best knownJean-Pierre ChangeuxScience & Medicine · born 1936
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Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Pierre Changeux
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1892
Eugène Houdry
Youngest
1992
Romain Gutierrez
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Domont’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Domont’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1980s, with 4 people born in that decade.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Rémi MarévalIsabelle NicolosoJean-Pierre Changeux
SportsScience & MedicineNotablePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusic

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

Known for

What Domont 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.

The best known

Born in Domont

By how many languages cover them, Jean-Pierre Changeux comes first (19), then Vincent Pajot (19) and Rémi Maréval (13).

Jean-Pierre Changeux#1
Science & Medicine

Jean-Pierre Changeux

born 1936

French biologist and neuroscietist (born 1936)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Vincent Pajot#2
Sports

Vincent Pajot

born 1990

French footballer

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Rémi Maréval#3
Sports

Rémi Maréval

born 1983

Association football player

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Domont

Another 9, the earliest born in 1892.

Bédi Buval

Bédi Buval

born 1986

French footballer (born 1986)

IN

Isabelle Nicoloso

born 1961

French racing cyclist

Eugène Houdry

Eugène Houdry

1892–1962

American mechanical engineer (1892-1962)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
CS

Carole Sinoquet

born 1975

French athletics competitor

CR

Cathy Racon-Bouzon

born 1976

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Montmorency, with 37.

Questions about famous people from Domont

Who is the most famous person from Domont?

Jean-Pierre Changeux (French biologist and neuroscietist (born 1936)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Vincent Pajot and Rémi Maréval.

How many famous people were born in Domont?

12 people born in Domont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Domont known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 12. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Domont?

Eugène Houdry, born in 1892. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.

Who counts as from Domont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Domont 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 (10)

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.