#1Sports
Robert Charpentier
1916–1966French racing cyclist (1916–1966)
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Maule, Yvelines
Robert Charpentier tops a list of 4 famous people born in Maule
At the top of the list is the French racing cyclist Robert Charpentier, covered in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Alain Maréchal and Eugène Dubreuil. Per head, the list is long: 6.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Yvelines has 0.4. From Eugène Dubreuil in 1782 to Roger Cans in 1945, the births cover 163 years.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Charpentier
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1782
Eugène Dubreuil
Youngest
1945
Roger Cans
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Maule
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2Sports
Alain Maréchal
born 1939Track cyclist from France
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ED#3
Writing & Arts
Eugène Dubreuil
1782–1862French architect
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Maule’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Maule is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Maule
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Aubergenville has the longest list next door: 10.
Questions about famous people from Maule
Who is the most famous person from Maule?
Robert Charpentier (French racing cyclist (1916–1966)) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain Maréchal and Eugène Dubreuil.
How many famous people were born in Maule?
4 people born in Maule have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Maule known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Maule?
Eugène Dubreuil, born in 1782. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.
Who counts as from Maule?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Maule 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 (4)
- Robert Charpentier: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Maréchal: Robert-gil Barlat-Maréchal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Cans: Photographe de la Ville de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, dans le cadre de sa mission ; scan par Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Tréhot: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 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.