Notable inmates

Jean Burger, alias "Mario", was a member of the French Resistance during World War II.

Jean Cayrol (French: [kɛʁɔl]; 6 June 1911 – 10 February 2005) was a French poet, publisher, and member of the Académie Goncourt born in Bordeaux.

Jean-Charles-Alphonse Avinain dit Davinain (14 October 1798 – 28 November 1867), known as "The Terror of Gonesse" and "The Butcher of Clichy-la-Garenne", was a French criminal and murderer, found guilty of murdering two people.

Jean-Christophe Mitterrand (born 19 December 1946) is the son of former French president François Mitterrand.

Jean-Claude Roger Mbede (died 10 January 2014) was a Cameroonian man who was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on charges of homosexuality and attempted homosexuality.

Jean Adelin De Boë (March 20, 1889 in Anderlecht (Brussels) – January 2, 1974 in Watermael-Boitsfort (Brussels)) was a typographer and anarchist.

Jean Duclos was a French politician.

Jeanette Sliwinski (born 1982) is an American former model.

Jean-François de La Harpe (20 November 1739 – 11 February 1803) was a French playwright, writer and literary critic. .

Jean Genet (; French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒənɛ]; (1910-12-19)19 December 1910 – (1986-04-15)15 April 1986) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.