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Famous people · Trappes, Yvelines

Of the 20 famous people born in Trappes, an unusual share are athletes

Ibrahim Mbaye, the French-Senegalese footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Second and third on the list are Massadio Haïdara and Barbara Cabrita. The largest group, 16, was born since 1970. From Claude Gaspard Dailly to Ibrahim Mbaye, the births on the list run from 1787 to 2008.

#2 best knownMassadio HaïdaraSports · born 1992
+16more
Born here
20
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ibrahim Mbaye
37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1787
Claude Gaspard Dailly
Youngest
2008
Ibrahim Mbaye
Most common field
Sports
10 people

What stands out about Trappes’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Trappes is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.6 times.

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

Through the years

When Trappes’ famous people were born

The 1980s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Barbara Cabrita
SportsNotablePolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness

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

The best known

Born in Trappes

Counted by languages, Ibrahim Mbaye is ahead of Massadio Haïdara and Barbara Cabrita: 37, 24 and 15.

IM#1
Sports

Ibrahim Mbaye

born 2008

French-Senegalese footballer (born 2008)

37 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Massadio Haïdara#2
Sports

Massadio Haïdara

born 1992

Malian-French footballer (born 1992)

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
BC#3
Film, TV & Stage

Barbara Cabrita

born 1982

French-Portuguese actress

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Trappes

17 more, 8 of them athletes.

LP

Linda Pradel

born 1983

French handball player

KH

Kevin Harley

born 1994

French basketball player (born 1994)

MG

Mickaël Guillard

born 2000

French rugby union player

OB

Odile Bailleux

1939–2024

French organist and harpsichordist (1939–2024)

Aurélie Lacour

Aurélie Lacour

born 1984

French rhythmic gymnast

PD

Paul Duan

born 1992

French social entrepreneur

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Élancourt counts one famous person.

Questions about famous people from Trappes

Who is the most famous person from Trappes?

Ibrahim Mbaye (French-Senegalese footballer (born 2008)) is the best known by our measure: 37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Massadio Haïdara and Barbara Cabrita.

How many famous people were born in Trappes?

20 people born in Trappes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 26 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 Trappes known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 20. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Trappes?

Claude Gaspard Dailly, born in 1787. The youngest on the list was born in 2008.

Who counts as from Trappes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Trappes 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 (10)

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.