Famous people from Betz
Villers-Cotterêts, 9 mi off, can claim 11 famous people, the best known Alexandre Dumas. Famous people are on record for 132 of the towns in Oise. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Betz. The longest list in Oise is Beauvais’, with 114 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Betz (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 Betz yet.
Famous people born near Betz
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Betz
Who counts as from Betz?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Betz 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 (3)
- Alexandre Dumas: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Levaillant: O.Doyé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André-François Breuillaud: Bruno27500, 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.


