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Famous people · Pacy-sur-Eure, Eure

Pacy-sur-Eure’s famous people span 206 years: 6 births from 1758 to 1964

Articles in 12 languages make the French handball player Denis Tristant the best known. Marc Dufumier is second and Francis Michel third. 4 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Eure have no one on record, but this one has 11.9 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownDenis TristantNotable · born 1964
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Denis Tristant
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1758
Jean-François Charles Leroy
Youngest
1964
Denis Tristant
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Pacy-sur-Eure

Denis Tristant, Marc Dufumier and Francis Michel are written about in 12, 3 and 1 languages.

Denis Tristant#1
Notable

Denis Tristant

born 1964

French handball player

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Marc Dufumier#2
Science & Medicine

Marc Dufumier

born 1946

French agronomist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FM#3
Faith

Francis Michel

born 1949

French Catholic priest

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Pacy-sur-Eure’s famous people were born

The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Édouard IsambardJean-François Charles LeroyJacques SarthouMarc Dufumier
Politics & LawNotableScience & MedicineFaithFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Pacy-sur-Eure is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Pacy-sur-Eure

Here are 3 more, born from 1758 to 1920.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Évreux, with 119.

Questions about famous people from Pacy-sur-Eure

Who is the most famous person from Pacy-sur-Eure?

Denis Tristant (French handball player) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marc Dufumier and Francis Michel.

How many famous people were born in Pacy-sur-Eure?

6 people born in Pacy-sur-Eure have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Pacy-sur-Eure known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pacy-sur-Eure?

Jean-François Charles Leroy, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.

Who counts as from Pacy-sur-Eure?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pacy-sur-Eure 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)

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.