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Famous people · Jouars-Pontchartrain, Yvelines

5 famous people call Jouars-Pontchartrain their birthplace

Gérard Fromanger, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Close behind are Marie-Thérèse Goutmann and Raymond Delange. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 3 of them. From Georges Vally to Gérard Fromanger, the births on the list run from 1890 to 1939.

#1 best knownGérard FromangerWriting & Arts · 1939–2021
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gérard Fromanger
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1890
Georges Vally
Youngest
1939
Gérard Fromanger
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Jouars-Pontchartrain

First, Gérard Fromanger (7 languages), then Marie-Thérèse Goutmann (4) and Raymond Delange (2).

Gérard Fromanger#1
Writing & Arts

Gérard Fromanger

1939–2021

French painter (1939–2021)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Marie-Thérèse Goutmann#2
Politics & Law

Marie-Thérèse Goutmann

1933–2016

French politician (1933-2016)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RD#3
Military

Raymond Delange

1898–1976

French general (1898-1976)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Jouars-Pontchartrain’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Raymond DelangeGérard Fromanger
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary

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

Known for

What Jouars-Pontchartrain is known for

Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.4 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Jouars-Pontchartrain

2 more, from 1890 to 1933.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Trappes, with 20.

Questions about famous people from Jouars-Pontchartrain

Who is the most famous person from Jouars-Pontchartrain?

Gérard Fromanger (French painter (1939–2021)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie-Thérèse Goutmann and Raymond Delange.

How many famous people were born in Jouars-Pontchartrain?

5 people born in Jouars-Pontchartrain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Jouars-Pontchartrain known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Jouars-Pontchartrain?

Georges Vally, born in 1890. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.

Who counts as from Jouars-Pontchartrain?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jouars-Pontchartrain 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 (6)

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.