Photo: Henry SALOMÉ · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people born near Montesson
The nearest list is in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 3 mi away: 172 names, starting with Claude Debussy. In all of Yvelines, the famous people on record come from 88 towns. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Montesson. The longest list in Yvelines is Versailles’, with 458 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Montesson (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montesson as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Montesson
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Montesson, with how many people each has.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye · 3 miClaude Debussy & 171 more
Maisons-Laffitte · 3 miJean Cocteau & 41 more
Rueil-Malmaison · 3 miJean Dujardin & 38 more
Chatou · 1 miGeorges Mandel & 32 more
Sartrouville · 2 miPascal Lino & 21 more
Le Vésinet · 1 miJean-Louis Barrault & 9 more
Houilles · 2 miPascal Barré & 9 more
Le Pecq · 2 miJacques Tati & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Montesson
Who counts as from Montesson?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montesson 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 (8)
- Claude Debussy: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Cocteau: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Dujardin: Georges Biard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Mandel: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone-France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Lino: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Barrault: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Barré: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Tati: Willy Pragher, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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