No one from Laons is on the famous people list yet
François-André Danican Philidor heads the list in Dreux, 9 mi away, which has 71 names. Famous people are on record for 100 of the towns in Eure-et-Loir. No town in Eure-et-Loir lists more than Chartres, with 160.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Laons (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 Laons yet.
Famous people born near Laons
Nearby, Dreux has the most on record, with 71.
Questions about famous people from Laons
Who counts as from Laons?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laons 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 (3)
- François-André Danican Philidor: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Gabriel Foucault: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Waddington: Eugène Pirou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.