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Famous people · Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne

No town in Val-de-Marne has more famous people than Saint-Mandé: 118

Most widely known is Claudette Colbert, the American actress, with articles in 86 languages. 24 of them are performers, 2.4 times the share across French towns. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 73 in all. Coline Bouby, born in 1998, is the youngest, and Nicolas Devergie, born in 1784, the first on record.

#1 best knownClaudette ColbertFilm, TV & Stage · 1903–1996
+114more
Born here
118
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claudette Colbert
86 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1784
Nicolas Devergie
Youngest
1998
Coline Bouby
Most common field
Writing & Arts
38 people

What stands out about Saint-Mandé’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Saint-Mandé

Claudette Colbert, Alexandra David-Néel and Alice Guy are written about in 86, 51 and 43 languages.

Claudette Colbert#1
Film, TV & Stage

Claudette Colbert

1903–1996

American actress (1903–1996)

86 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Alexandra David-Néel#2
Science & Medicine

Alexandra David-Néel

1868–1969

French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer

51 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Alice Guy#3
Film, TV & Stage

Alice Guy

1873–1968

French film director (1873–1968)

43 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Saint-Mandé is known for

Performers stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.

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

Through the years

When Saint-Mandé’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 30 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Charles BerlingBruno CremerAlice Guy
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineSportsMusicBusinessMilitaryNotableFaith

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Mandé

115 more, from 1784 to 1998.

Bruno Cremer

Bruno Cremer

1929–2010

French actor (1929-2010)

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Martine Carol

Martine Carol

1920–1967

French actress (1920–1967)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
CB

Charles Berling

born 1958

French actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
FD

Frédéric Diefenthal

born 1968

French actor

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Henri Deloge

Henri Deloge

1874–1961

French athlete (1874–1961)

Pierre Christin

Pierre Christin

1938–2024

French comic creator (1938–2024)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Pierre Jolivet

Pierre Jolivet

born 1952

French director, actor, screenwriter and producer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
AD

Arthur Dupont

born 1985

French actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
DL

Dominique Laffin

1952–1985

French actress (1952-1985)

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Hermann Fol

Hermann Fol

1845–1892

Swiss zoologist (1845-1892)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
PC

Pierre Cochereau

1924–1984

French organist, improviser, composer, and pedagogue (1924–1984)

JL

Jacqueline Lamba

1910–1993

French painter (1910–1993)

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YT

Yves Ternon

born 1932

French historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
FH

Francine Van Hove

1942–2025

French painter

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JD

Jean-Michel Defaye

1932–2025

French pianist and composer (1932–2025)

Jean-Paul Delahaye

Jean-Paul Delahaye

born 1952

French mathematician, computer scientist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
André Moynet

André Moynet

1921–1993

French businessman and politician (1921–1993)

AV

André Versini

1923–1966

French actor and screenwriter (1923–1966)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
MH

Michel Herbillon

born 1951

French politician

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Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Montreuil has the most people on record, 81 of them.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Mandé

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Mandé?

Claudette Colbert (American actress (1903–1996)) is the best known by our measure: 86 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandra David-Néel and Alice Guy.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Mandé?

118 people born in Saint-Mandé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 170 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 Saint-Mandé known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 38 of the 118. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Mandé?

Nicolas Devergie, born in 1784. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.

Who counts as from Saint-Mandé?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Mandé 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 (48)

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.