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Famous people · Arcueil, Val-de-Marne

Adrienne Bolland tops a list of 8 famous people born in Arcueil

Adrienne Bolland, the French aviator, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Close behind are Michel Bulteau and Michel Thellier. The first birth on record is Émile Baligean’s, in 1891, and the last Michel Bulteau’s, in 1949. The list comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Val-de-Marne, at 3.6.

#2 best knownMichel BulteauWriting & Arts · born 1949
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Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Adrienne Bolland
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1891
Émile Baligean
Youngest
1949
Michel Bulteau
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Arcueil

Two of the three are writers and artists.

AB#1
Writing & Arts

Adrienne Bolland

1895–1975

French aviator (1895-1975)

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Michel Bulteau#2
Writing & Arts

Michel Bulteau

born 1949

French poet, essayist, short film director and singer

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MT#3
Science & Medicine

Michel Thellier

1933–2026

French plant physiologist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Arcueil’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Raymond Le BourreAdrienne BollandPierre MétayerMichel Thellier
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Arcueil is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Arcueil

A further 5 follow, born between 1891 and 1921.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Bourg-la-Reine has the most on record, with 46.

Questions about famous people from Arcueil

Who is the most famous person from Arcueil?

Adrienne Bolland (French aviator (1895-1975)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Bulteau and Michel Thellier.

How many famous people were born in Arcueil?

8 people born in Arcueil 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 Arcueil known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arcueil?

Émile Baligean, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from Arcueil?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arcueil 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 (9)

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.