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Famous people · Rambouillet, Yvelines

Of the 27 famous people born in Rambouillet, an unusual share are scientists and doctors

Most widely known is Jérémie Aliadière, the French footballer, with articles in 31 languages. Ulysse Chevalier, the French historian, comes second, with Jean Aicardi third. The largest group, 10, was born between 1914 and 1969. Born in 1815, Edmond Texier is the first name on record, and Tim Dup, born in 1994, the most recent.

#1 best knownJérémie AliadièreSports · born 1983
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Born here
27
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jérémie Aliadière
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1815
Edmond Texier
Youngest
1994
Tim Dup
Most common field
Writing & Arts
10 people

What stands out about Rambouillet’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Rambouillet is known for

Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 3.1 times.

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

Through the years

When Rambouillet’s famous people were born

The 1980s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Jérémie AliadièreJoël GallopinNicole Avril
Writing & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitary

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

The best known

Born in Rambouillet

Three names lead: Jérémie Aliadière (31 languages), Ulysse Chevalier (10) and Jean Aicardi (7).

Jérémie Aliadière#1
Sports

Jérémie Aliadière

born 1983

French footballer (born 1983)

31 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
UC#2
Writing & Arts

Ulysse Chevalier

1841–1923

French historian (1841-1923)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JA#3
Science & Medicine

Jean Aicardi

1926–2015

French doctor (1926-2015)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Rambouillet

Another 24, the earliest born in 1815.

Nicole Avril

Nicole Avril

born 1939

French writer (born 1939)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Gustave Besnard

Gustave Besnard

1833–1903

French Navy Vice admiral (1833-1903)

PS

Peter Sampil

born 1974

French association football player

PF

Paul Fliche

1836–1908

French botanist and palaeobotanist (1836-1908)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
CG

Charles-Louis Gatin

1877–1916

French agricultural engineer and botanist (1877-1916)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

6 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Rambouillet

Who is the most famous person from Rambouillet?

Jérémie Aliadière (French footballer (born 1983)) is the best known by our measure: 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ulysse Chevalier and Jean Aicardi.

How many famous people were born in Rambouillet?

27 people born in Rambouillet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 37 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 Rambouillet known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 10 of the 27. That is 37% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rambouillet?

Edmond Texier, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.

Who counts as from Rambouillet?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rambouillet 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 (11)

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.