No famous person yet from Grandchamp
Nearby, Dreux, 11 mi away, lists 71, led by François-André Danican Philidor. In Yvelines, 88 towns have someone on the list. Versailles’ 458 names make the longest list in Yvelines. 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 Grandchamp (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 Grandchamp yet.
Famous people born near Grandchamp
The most names next door are in Dreux: 71.
Dreux · 11 miFrançois-André Danican Philidor & 70 more
Maintenon · 9 miMichel Joseph Maunoury & 9 more
Montfort-l'Amaury · 10 miPierre Dupuis & 7 more
Houdan · 5 miPierre Dumayet & 4 moreMCÉpernon · 8 miMichel Chasles & 4 more
Nogent-le-Roi · 6 miLuc Merenda & 1 morePCGambais · 6 miPierre Émile Arnaud Édouard de Colbert-ChabanaisQuestions about famous people from Grandchamp
Who counts as from Grandchamp?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grandchamp 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)
- François-André Danican Philidor: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Joseph Maunoury: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Dupuis: Antoine Masson / After Nicolas Mignard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Dumayet: Jean LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Merenda: Fernando Di Leo / Franco Villa, 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.