No one from Chelles is on the famous people list yet
Nearby, Compiègne, 11 mi away, lists 76, led by Pierre d'Ailly. Beauvais has the most of any town in Oise: 114. In Oise, 132 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chelles (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chelles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Chelles
Of the towns around it, Compiègne has the most on record: 76.
Villers-Cotterêts · 7 miAlexandre Dumas & 10 more
Crépy-en-Valois · 11 miMaurice Levaillant & 8 more
Choisy-au-Bac · 9 miGuillaume Samica & 1 more
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre · 11 miJean-Marie Huriez & 1 moreOBMargny-lès-Compiègne · 11 miOctave ButinJVVenette · 12 miJean de VenetteQuestions about famous people from Chelles
Who counts as from Chelles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chelles 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 (4)
- Alexandre Dumas: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Levaillant: O.Doyé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Samica: Krzysio.szubzda.1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Huriez: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.