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Famous people · Asnières, Eure

From 1761 to 1984, Asnières was the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French kickboxer Johann Fauveau, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French printer and self-taught mathematician Pierre Périaux. Johann Fauveau, the best known, was born in 1984. For more famous names, Lisieux is 9 mi away: its list has 57, led by Nicolas Batum.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Johann Fauveau
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1761
Pierre Périaux
Youngest
1984
Johann Fauveau
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Asnières

JF#1
Sports

Johann Fauveau

born 1984

French kickboxer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PP#2
Science & Medicine

Pierre Périaux

1761–1836

French printer and self-taught mathematician (1761–1836)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Asnières is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Lisieux: 57.

Questions about famous people from Asnières

Who is the most famous person from Asnières?

Johann Fauveau (French kickboxer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Périaux.

How many famous people were born in Asnières?

2 people born in Asnières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Asnières known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Asnières?

Pierre Périaux, born in 1761. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.

Who counts as from Asnières?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Asnières 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 (2)

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.