Droisy has no famous person on record yet
François-André Danican Philidor heads the list in Dreux, 12 mi away, which has 71 names. 113 of the towns in Eure list at least one person. No town in Eure lists more than Évreux, with 119. After Évreux, the next longest list in Eure is Pont-Audemer’s, with 33.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Droisy (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 Droisy yet.
Famous people born near Droisy
Of the towns nearby, Dreux lists the most people: 71.
Dreux · 12 miFrançois-André Danican Philidor & 70 more
Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton · 10 miPascal Quignard & 12 more
Mesnils-sur-Iton · 5 miRaymond Duchamp-Villon & 5 more
Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre · 6 miWilliam Henry Waddington & 1 more
Breteuil · 11 miNicole Duranton & 1 moreCRSaint-Lubin-des-Joncherets · 4 miChristian Roque
Saint-André-de-l'Eure · 10 miDominique LacoutQuestions about famous people from Droisy
Who counts as from Droisy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Droisy 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)
- François-André Danican Philidor: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Quignard: France Culture au Palais de Tokyo (8625234486).jpg : Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France derivative work: LllC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Duchamp-Villon: Anonymous photographer. Shot over 100 years ago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Waddington: Eugène Pirou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Duranton: 總統府, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Lacout: Miramilo, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.