No famous person born in Sainte-Mesme is listed yet
Of its neighbours, Étampes, 11 mi away, lists the most: 40, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire first. 88 of the towns in Yvelines list at least one person. Versailles’ 458 names make the longest list in Yvelines. After Versailles, the next longest list in Yvelines is Saint-Germain-en-Laye’s, with 172.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Sainte-Mesme (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Mesme yet.
Famous people born near Sainte-Mesme
Nearby, Étampes has the most on record, with 40.
Étampes · 11 miÉtienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & 39 more
Rambouillet · 10 miJérémie Aliadière & 26 more
Dourdan · 3 miTony Gallopin & 15 more
Étréchy · 11 miMaurice Dormann & 3 morePLSaint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines · 3 miPierre François LaslierGVSaint-Chéron · 8 miGeorges Vian
Limours · 10 miChristopher Six
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien · 10 miMaurice FanonQuestions about famous people from Sainte-Mesme
Who counts as from Sainte-Mesme?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sainte-Mesme 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)
- Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire: Ambroise Tardieu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérémie Aliadière: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Gallopin: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Dormann: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir notice détaillée), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Six: Catteridge, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Fanon: JPRoche, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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