MA#1
Film, TV & Stage
Marie-Hélène Arnaud
1934–1986French actress and model (1934–1986)
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Montmorency, Val-d'Oise
Of the 37 famous people born in Montmorency, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the French actress and model Marie-Hélène Arnaud, covered in 12 languages. Close behind are Aldo Canti and Christian Nadé. Between 1914 and 1969, 16 were born, the most of any period. Over 386 years of births, the list goes from Louis Le Laboureur (1615) to Grace Kazadi (2001).
Born here
37
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie-Hélène Arnaud
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1615
Louis Le Laboureur
Youngest
2001
Grace Kazadi
Most common field
Writing & Arts
13 people
What stands out about Montmorency’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Montmorency is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Montmorency’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Montmorency
Three names lead: Marie-Hélène Arnaud (12 languages), Aldo Canti (8) and Christian Nadé (7).
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#3Sports
Christian Nadé
born 1984French footballer (born 1984)
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Montmorency
34 more, from 1615 to 2001.
Adolphe Paul Émile Balfourier
1816–1876French painter and printmaker (1816–1876)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
Alain Recoing
1924–2013French puppeteer, theatre director, teacher and actor
Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Enghien-les-Bains, at 65.
Enghien-les-Bains · 2 miMistinguett & 64 more
Épinay-sur-Seine · 2 miPascal Nouma & 40 more
Soisy-sous-Montmorency · 1 miAdrian Mannarino & 28 more
Eaubonne · 2 miSébastien Lecornu & 11 more
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt · 2 miRené Dubos & 5 more
Saint-Gratien · 2 miAndré Kaminker & 3 moreJAGroslay · 1 miJean-Noël Aletti & 1 moreCSMontlignon · 2 miClovis Sagot & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Montmorency
Who is the most famous person from Montmorency?
Marie-Hélène Arnaud (French actress and model (1934–1986)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Aldo Canti and Christian Nadé.
How many famous people were born in Montmorency?
37 people born in Montmorency have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 66 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 Montmorency known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 13 of the 37. That is 35% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montmorency?
Louis Le Laboureur, born in 1615. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Montmorency?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montmorency 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 (18)
- Aldo Canti: CANTI Aldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Nadé: Troonportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix-Émile Taunay: Nicolas-Antoine Taunay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Kazadi: LasColchoneras, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérôme Hergault: Vinckie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariane Amaro: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphan Oliva: Motopark, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Recoing: Briarée, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Chaumeil: TrisHR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Clauzel: Ministère de l'Intérieur, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hatte: Lucasesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théo Hannoyer: Aristoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mistinguett: Paul Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Nouma: Sabri76, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Mannarino: Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Lecornu: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Dubos: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Kaminker: Henri Manuel, Public domain, 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.