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Famous people · Barbery, Oise

From 1767 to 1905, Barbery was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Éloi Charlemagne Taupin, the French military officer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The only other name is the French painter Louis Berthomme Saint-André. The neighbour with the longest list is Creil, 9 mi away: 35, led by Simon Banza. The list’s best known name, Éloi Charlemagne Taupin, dates from 1767.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Éloi Charlemagne Taupin
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1767
Éloi Charlemagne Taupin
Youngest
1905
Louis Berthomme Saint-André
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Barbery

ÉT#1
Military

Éloi Charlemagne Taupin

1767–1814

French military officer (1767-1814)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LS#2
Writing & Arts

Louis Berthomme Saint-André

1905–1977

French painter (1905-1977)

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

What Barbery is known for

Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Creil leads the towns around it, with 35 names.

Questions about famous people from Barbery

Who is the most famous person from Barbery?

Éloi Charlemagne Taupin (French military officer (1767-1814)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Berthomme Saint-André.

How many famous people were born in Barbery?

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

What is Barbery known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Barbery?

Éloi Charlemagne Taupin, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1905.

Who counts as from Barbery?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Barbery 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.