Favrieux has yet to put a famous person on the list
For more famous names, Mantes-la-Jolie is 4 mi away: its list has 61, led by Nicolas Pépé. 88 towns across Yvelines can name a famous person born there. Versailles has the most of any town in Yvelines: 458. After Versailles, the next longest list in Yvelines is Saint-Germain-en-Laye’s, with 172.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Favrieux (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Favrieux yet.
Famous people born near Favrieux
The most names next door are in Mantes-la-Jolie: 61.
Mantes-la-Ville · 4 miLionel Ray & 3 moreRBLimay · 6 miRaymond Bonnardel & 1 moreRGIssou · 8 miRose Guérin & 1 more
Rosny-sur-Seine · 4 miMaximilien de Béthune
Bonnières-sur-Seine · 7 miJean CarluAMFreneuse · 7 miAlbert MatonJDÉpône · 8 miJean DannenmullerQuestions about famous people from Favrieux
Who counts as from Favrieux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Favrieux 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)
- Lionel Ray: Pkobel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maximilien de Béthune: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Carlu: Alfred T. Palmer, 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.