Share 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 known Claudette Colbert Film, 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
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.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Claudette Colbert 1903–1996 American actress (1903–1996)
#2 Science & Medicine Alexandra David-Néel 1868–1969 French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
#3 Film, TV & Stage Alice Guy 1873–1968 French film director (1873–1968)
Known for What Saint-Mandé is known for Performers stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
Writing & Arts 38 people 32%1.3× usual Film, TV & Stage 24 people 20%2.4× usual Politics & Law 13 people 11%below usual Science & Medicine 12 people 10%1.4× usual Sports 11 people 9%below usual Music 10 people 8%2× usual Business 3 people 3%1.5× usual Military 3 people 3%below usual Notable 3 people 3% Faith 1 person 1%below usual 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 Empire Belle Époque The 20th century Today 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Charles Berling Bruno Cremer Alice Guy Writing & Arts Film, TV & Stage Politics & Law Science & Medicine Sports Music Business Military Notable Faith
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.
All · 115 Politics & Law · 13 Military · 3 Sports · 11 Music · 10 Film, TV & Stage · 22 Writing & Arts · 38 Science & Medicine · 11 Business · 3 Faith · 1 Notable · 3
Any time Ancien Régime · 1 Revolution to Empire · 6 Belle Époque · 18 The 20th century · 73 Today · 17
Bruno Cremer 1929–2010 French actor (1929-2010)
Martine Carol 1920–1967 French actress (1920–1967)
CB Charles Berling born 1958 French actor
FD Frédéric Diefenthal born 1968 French actor
ÉS Éric Serra born 1959 French film composer
Gaëtan Charbonnier born 1988 French footballer
Henri Deloge 1874–1961 French athlete (1874–1961)
Pierre Christin 1938–2024 French comic creator (1938–2024)
Pierre Jolivet born 1952 French director, actor, screenwriter and producer
AD Arthur Dupont born 1985 French actor
DL Dominique Laffin 1952–1985 French actress (1952-1985)
Hermann Fol 1845–1892 Swiss zoologist (1845-1892)
PC Pierre Cochereau 1924–1984 French organist, improviser, composer, and pedagogue (1924–1984)
JL Jacqueline Lamba 1910–1993 French painter (1910–1993)
YT Yves Ternon born 1932 French historian
FD Frédéric Delcourt born 1964 French swimmer
FH Francine Van Hove 1942–2025 French painter
HH Henri Hirschmann 1872–1961 French composer
JD Jean-Michel Defaye 1932–2025 French pianist and composer (1932–2025)
Jean-Paul Delahaye born 1952 French mathematician, computer scientist
André Moynet 1921–1993 French businessman and politician (1921–1993)
AV André Versini 1923–1966 French actor and screenwriter (1923–1966)
Benoît Puga born 1953 French general
MH Michel Herbillon born 1951 French politician
PP Pascale Pouzadoux born 1970 French actor, film director and screenwriter
RG René Gaveau 1900–1972 French cinematographer (1900–1972)
Jean-Yves Nahmias born 1957 French Roman Catholic bishop
Sophie Primas born 1962 French politician
JL Jean-Pierre Lamy 1945–1970 French actor (1945–1970)
BL Bernard Lajarrige 1912–1999 French actor (1912-1999)
Carole Grundisch born 1986 French table tennis player
CN Christine Nougaret born 1958 French archivist and historian
FL Francis Leplay born 1967 French actor
Yann Randrianasolo born 1994 French athletics competitor
Yvan Blot 1948–2018 French essayist, official and politician (1948-2018)
Alfred Brauner 1910–2002 French-Austrian scholar, child psychologist, sociologist and author
Christian Cambon born 1948 French politician
Colonel Reyel born 1984 French dancehall singer
FH Fabien Horth born 1985 French swimmer
François Cornut-Gentille born 1958 French politician
HJ H. Maurice Jacquet 1886–1954 French composer and conductor
RR René Raphy 1920–2008 Footballer (1921-2008)
Robert Salarnier 1890–1967 French field hockey player (1890–1967)
Vincent Geisser born 1968 French sociologist and political scientist
Éric Vigeanel born 1972 French equestrianism
HM Hervé Moreau born 1977 French choreographer
Robert-André Vivien 1923–1995 French politician (1923-1995)
Sven Ortoli born 1953 French journalist and physicist
YF Yves Furet 1916–2009 French actor (1916-2009)
Bertrand de La Chesnais born 1958 French Major-General
Coline Bouby born 1998 French football player
FL François Lissarrague 1947–2021 French archaeologist (1947-2021)
Jean-Paul Bacquet born 1949 French politician
S Soumia born 1977 French singer
AP Albert Pouthier 1878–1948 French architect (1878–1948)
AF Augustin Frison-Roche born 1987 French painter and sculptor
JD Jacques Delhy born 1950 French politician
JA Jean-Philippe Allard 1957–2024 French music executive (1957–2024)
Laurent Grévill born 1961 French actor
LD Louis Duhayon 1884–1963 French architect (1884-1963)
MD Marie-Madeleine Davy 1903–1998 French historian and philosopher (1903-1998)
PR Paul Rouvière 1906–1939 French architect
PW Pierre Wininger 1950–2013 French comics artist (1950–2013)
Xavier Bellenger 1956–2020 French anthropologist, ethnomusicologist, record producer
CD Christophe Deslandes born 1965 French rugby union player
EG Emmanuelle Gaume born 1968 French journalist, radio and television presenter and producer
GM Georges Morton 1870–1941 French actor
GB Gilles Berquet born 1956 French photographer
GD Gustave Gaspard Chaix d'Est-Ange 1832–1887 French politician
Jacques Grangette 1924–2006 French test pilot (1924–2006)
JC Jean-Marie Coldefy 1922–2008 French journalist (1922–2008)
Jérôme Clochard born 1966 Mosaic artist, French illustrator
Léon Chevreau 1827–1910 French politician (1827–1910)
MA Marc Alaux born 1976 French writer
Maxime des Gayets born 1978 French politician (socialist party)
Nicolas Devergie 1784–1842 French military physician
PG Patrick Galliou born 1947 French historian and university professor
Robert Goutay 1804–1889 French politician (1804–1889)
S Yves Contassot born 1950 French politician
AB Alexandre Boussageon 1954–2017 French journalist (1954–2017)
AB Andrée Benon 1887–1956 French painter (1887-1956)
CV Charlotte Volper born 1980 Journalist and editor
CE Christian Euvrard born 1953 French sociologist
CL Christian Lamet born 1966 French journalist
CR Christian Rouyer born 1950 French diplomat
DA David Astorga born 1973 French journalist
Dominique Louise Pélegrin born 1949 French journalist
FS Florence Ben Sadoun born 1961 French journalist
FC François Chardeaux 1933–2011 French film producer and director (1933-2011)
FL François Leulier born 1977 Researcher
GC Gaston Cornil 1883–1960 French painter
GT Gilles Thiéblot born 1954 French composer and musicologist
GG Guy Godlewski 1913–1983 French physician et historian
Gérard Gengembre born 1949 French literary critic
HV Henri Voisin 1861–1945 French painter (1861-1945)
JC Jacques Cauda born 1955 French painter, writer, photographer and documentary filmmaker
JH Jacques Henriot 1923–2020 French philosopher (1923-2020)
JA Jean Allard-Méeus 1891–1914 French poet (1891–1914)
J( Jean Dupuis (industriel) 1886–1979 French businessman (1886-1979)
Jean-Jacques Lefrère 1954–2015 French hematologist and writer (1954-2015)
JG Joëlle Guillaud 1950–1992 French actress (1950-1992)
MJ Marc-Antoine Jamet born 1959 French businessperson and politician
MP Michel Puech born 1948 Photojournalist
MW Michel Waldberg 1940–2012 French writer (1940–2012)
NQ Noël Quidu born 1956 French photojournalist
OB Olivier Biffaud born 1951 French journalist
Philippe Braz born 1959 French playwright and poet
PC Pierre Carlier 1949–2011 French historian (1949–2011)
PC Pierre Charpin born 1962 French designer
PC Pierre-Antoine Cluzeau 1884–1963 French painter (1884-1963)
PB Pierre-Michel Beck 1936–2024 French actor
RB Rolland Boitelle 1924–2007 French fencer (1924–2007)
WL William Lowenstein born 1954 French physician
ÉD Éric Dufour born 1964 French university teacher
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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) Claudette Colbert: Whitey Schafer, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Alexandra David-Néel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Alice Guy: Apeda Studio New York, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Bruno Cremer: Studio Harcourt., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Martine Carol: Boris Carmi, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaëtan Charbonnier: 34 super héros, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Henri Deloge: Jules Beau - User de:User:FreeMO on de.wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Pierre Christin: Rita Scaglia, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pierre Jolivet: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hermann Fol: Anonymous/unknown, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Paul Delahaye: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl ., CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons André Moynet: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Benoît Puga: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Yves Nahmias: Paris_-_Monseigneur_Jean-Yves_Nahmias_-_2.jpg : Peter Potrowl derivative work: Peter Potrowl, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Sophie Primas: Arthur Menescal - European Commission, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Carole Grundisch: Jdb45, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Yann Randrianasolo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Yvan Blot: Novopress, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Alfred Brauner: BerlinFR2503, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Christian Cambon: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Colonel Reyel: Pierre Morsard, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons François Cornut-Gentille: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Robert Salarnier: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Vincent Geisser: Mohatatou, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Éric Vigeanel: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Robert-André Vivien: Torg the Morg, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Sven Ortoli: Leafar - Raphaël Labbé - leafar //at // ulike.net, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Bertrand de La Chesnais: Gorguette, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Coline Bouby: Lox27, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Paul Bacquet: Jaurès63, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Laurent Grévill: Yvett Rotscheid, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Xavier Bellenger: Marianoagustinrosales, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jacques Grangette: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jérôme Clochard: L.Roccha, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Léon Chevreau: Paul Bacard, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Maxime des Gayets: Pikastrie, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Nicolas Devergie: Pollet, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Robert Goutay: V. Rose, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Yves Contassot: Siren-Com, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dominique Louise Pélegrin: Dominique Louise Pélegrin, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gérard Gengembre: Sternavilien1218, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Jacques Lefrère: CarolineLefrere, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Philippe Braz: Librairie Mollat, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Luc Abalo: Armin Kübelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pierre Messmer: Roland Godefroy, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Pierre Jarier: Panini, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Tariq Abdul-Wahad: Made by one of User:Poppy 's friend, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Eugène Delacroix: Eugène Delacroix, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons
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