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Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Élancourt, Yvelines
Jean-Philippe Mendy is the only name on the Élancourt list
Jean-Philippe Mendy, the French footballer, was born in 1987. Readers can find them written up in 8 languages. Nearby, Trappes, 1 mi away, lists 20, led by Ibrahim Mbaye. 88 towns in Yvelines have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Philippe Mendy
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1987
Jean-Philippe Mendy
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Élancourt
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Trappes leads the towns around it, with 20 names.
IMTrappes · 1 miIbrahim Mbaye & 19 more
Jouars-Pontchartrain · 3 miGérard Fromanger & 4 morePGNeauphle-le-Château · 4 miPaul-Adrien Gouny & 1 more
Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis · 2 miAlain FontanelJRPlaisir · 3 miJoël RegnaultAGMontigny-le-Bretonneux · 3 miAlphonse-François-Joseph GirardVPBois-d'Arcy · 3 miVincent Charlemagne Pluchet
Les Clayes-sous-Bois · 4 miJean-François Beltramini
Jouars-Pontchartrain · 3 miGérard Fromanger & 4 morePGNeauphle-le-Château · 4 miPaul-Adrien Gouny & 1 moreLe Mesnil-Saint-Denis · 2 miAlain FontanelJRPlaisir · 3 miJoël RegnaultAGMontigny-le-Bretonneux · 3 miAlphonse-François-Joseph GirardVPBois-d'Arcy · 3 miVincent Charlemagne PluchetLes Clayes-sous-Bois · 4 miJean-François BeltraminiQuestions about famous people from Élancourt
Who is the most famous person from Élancourt?
Jean-Philippe Mendy (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Élancourt?
1 people born in Élancourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Élancourt known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Élancourt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Élancourt 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 (3)
- Gérard Fromanger: Pantalaskas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Fontanel: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-François Beltramini: TaraO, 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.