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Famous people · Chevreuse, Yvelines

From 1747 to 1992, Chevreuse was the birthplace of 4 famous people

The best known is the French bicycle racer Fernand Mithouard, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the French rapper and actor Hatik, third to Armel an Héjer. Fernand Mithouard was born in 1909. The biggest group are musicians: 2.

#1 best knownFernand MithouardSports · 1909–1993
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Fernand Mithouard
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
Charles, Nicolas Montardier
Youngest
1992
Hatik
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known

Born in Chevreuse

Two of the three are musicians.

Fernand Mithouard#1
Sports

Fernand Mithouard

1909–1993

French bicycle racer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Hatik#2
Music

Hatik

born 1992

French rapper and actor

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Chevreuse’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Charles, Nicolas MontardierArmel an HéjerFernand Mithouard
MusicSportsPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Chevreuse is known for

Musicians are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Chevreuse

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Trappes has the most people on record, 20 of them.

Questions about famous people from Chevreuse

Who is the most famous person from Chevreuse?

Fernand Mithouard (French bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hatik and Armel an Héjer.

How many famous people were born in Chevreuse?

4 people born in Chevreuse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Chevreuse known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chevreuse?

Charles, Nicolas Montardier, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.

Who counts as from Chevreuse?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chevreuse 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 (5)

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.