34 famous people were born in Ermont, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 24 languages make the French actress Alice Taglioni the best known. Since 1970, 18 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Raymond Couvègnes, born in 1893, and the youngest Arthur Klis, born in 2003. Per head, the list is long: 11.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Val-d'Oise has 1.3.
Alice Taglioni (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Yvonne Printemps and Anita Conti.
How many famous people were born in Ermont?
34 people born in Ermont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 37 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 Ermont known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 14 of the 34. That is 41% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ermont?
Raymond Couvègnes, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Ermont?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ermont 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).
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.