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Famous people · Arsy, Oise

Arsy counts 2 famous people, first among them Séraphine de Senlis

At the top of the list is the French naive-style painter Séraphine de Senlis, covered in 28 languages. The other is Philippe Decaudin, the French politician. Nearby, Compiègne, 6 mi away, lists 76, led by Pierre d'Ailly. The oldest name on the list belongs to Séraphine de Senlis, born in 1864, the newest to Philippe Decaudin, born in 1944.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Séraphine de Senlis
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1864
Séraphine de Senlis
Youngest
1944
Philippe Decaudin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Arsy

SS#1
Writing & Arts

Séraphine de Senlis

1864–1942

French naive-style painter (1865-1942)

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PD#2
Politics & Law

Philippe Decaudin

1944–2011

French politician (1944–2011)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Arsy is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, 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

Of the towns around it, Compiègne has the most on record: 76.

Questions about famous people from Arsy

Who is the most famous person from Arsy?

Séraphine de Senlis (French naive-style painter (1865-1942)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Philippe Decaudin.

How many famous people were born in Arsy?

2 people born in Arsy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Arsy known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arsy?

Séraphine de Senlis, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Arsy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arsy 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.