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Famous people · Houdan, Yvelines

5 famous people were born in Houdan from 1797 to 1954

Most widely known is Pierre Dumayet, the French journalist, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are Adolphe de Saint-Valry and Louise Denise Damasse. Between 1914 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Pierre Dumayet, dates from 1923.

#1 best knownPierre DumayetWriting & Arts · 1923–2011
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Dumayet
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1797
Adolphe de Saint-Valry
Youngest
1954
Moloch
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
The best known

Born in Houdan

Pierre Dumayet has articles in 6 languages, Adolphe de Saint-Valry in 2 and Louise Denise Damasse in 2.

Pierre Dumayet#1
Writing & Arts

Pierre Dumayet

1923–2011

French journalist (1923-2011)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AS#2
Writing & Arts

Adolphe de Saint-Valry

1797–1867

French poet (1797–1867)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LD#3
Writing & Arts

Louise Denise Damasse

1901–1987

French painter (1901-1987)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Houdan’s famous people were born

The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950MolochPierre DumayetLouise Denise DamasseAdolphe de Saint-Valry
Writing & ArtsSports

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

Known for

What Houdan is known for

Houdan has 3.2× the usual share of writers and artists.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Houdan

Still to come: 2 more, from 1925 to 1954.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Dreux’s, with 71.

Questions about famous people from Houdan

Who is the most famous person from Houdan?

Pierre Dumayet (French journalist (1923-2011)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Adolphe de Saint-Valry and Louise Denise Damasse.

How many famous people were born in Houdan?

5 people born in Houdan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Houdan known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Houdan?

Adolphe de Saint-Valry, born in 1797. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Houdan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Houdan 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.