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Famous people · Les Andelys, Eure

Nicolas Poussin leads the 16 famous people born in Les Andelys

91 languages have an article about the French painter Nicolas Poussin. Jean-Pierre Blanchard is second and Yvon Douis third. Leaders are unusually common here: 6, 1.6 times the usual share. As early as 1594, Nicolas Poussin was born here, one of 4 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownNicolas PoussinWriting & Arts · 1594–1665
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Born here
16
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nicolas Poussin
91 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1594
Nicolas Poussin
Youngest
1967
Isabelle Lévesque
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Les Andelys’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Les Andelys

Nicolas Poussin leads with articles in 91 languages, ahead of Jean-Pierre Blanchard (28) and Yvon Douis (27).

Nicolas Poussin#1
Writing & Arts

Nicolas Poussin

1594–1665

French painter (1594-1665)

91 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Pierre Blanchard#2
Science & Medicine

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

1753–1809

French inventor and aviation pioneer

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Yvon Douis#3
Sports

Yvon Douis

1935–2021

French footballer (1935–2021)

27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Les Andelys is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.

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

Through the years

When Les Andelys’ famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001650170017501800185019001950Louis-Urbain Aubert de TournyYvon DouisNicolas Poussin
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & Stage

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Les Andelys

Of the other 13, 6 are leaders.

Claude Brodin

Claude Brodin

1934–2014

French fencer (1934-2014)

Henry Torrès

Henry Torrès

1891–1966

French trial lawyer and politician, and a prolific writer on political and legal matters (1891-1966)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny

Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny

1695–1760

French intendant

Victor Milliard

Victor Milliard

1844–1921

French politician (1844-1921)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
GM

Geneviève Morel

1916–1989

Actress from France (1916-1989)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Louise Lefrançois-Pillion

Louise Lefrançois-Pillion

1871–1959

Art historian, university teacher (1871-1959)

Léon Coutil

Léon Coutil

1856–1943

French painter, archaeologist, regional historian and prehistorian (1856-1943)

MT

Michel-Nicolas de Trie-Pillavoine

1723–1794

French politician (1723-1794)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Louviers’, at 31 names.

Questions about famous people from Les Andelys

Who is the most famous person from Les Andelys?

Nicolas Poussin (French painter (1594-1665)) is the best known by our measure: 91 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Yvon Douis.

How many famous people were born in Les Andelys?

16 people born in Les Andelys have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 34 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 Les Andelys known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 6 of the 16. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Les Andelys?

Nicolas Poussin, born in 1594. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.

Who counts as from Les Andelys?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Andelys 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 (13)

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.