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Famous people · Clermont, Oise

7 famous people were born in Clermont from 1279 to 1965

At the top of the list is the French prince Louis Ier de Bourbon, covered in 31 languages. Close behind are Henry Hermand and Ernest Laurain. Fewer than a quarter of the 132 towns in Oise with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.6, while at least half the towns in Oise list nobody born there.

#1 best knownLouis Ier de BourbonPolitics & Law · 1279–1341
+5more
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Ier de Bourbon
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1279
Louis Ier de Bourbon
Youngest
1965
Frédéric Rébéna
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Clermont

Ranked by languages covered: Louis Ier de Bourbon with 31, then Henry Hermand with 5 and Ernest Laurain with 2.

Louis Ier de Bourbon#1
Politics & Law

Louis Ier de Bourbon

1279–1341

French prince

31 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Henry Hermand#2
Business

Henry Hermand

1924–2016

French businessman (1924–2016)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EL#3
Writing & Arts

Ernest Laurain

1867–1948

French archivist and historian (1867-1948)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Clermont’s famous people were born

The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

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Politics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageSports

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

Known for

What Clermont is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.8 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Clermont

4 more names, born between 1821 and 1965.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Liancourt has the longest list next door: 7.

Questions about famous people from Clermont

Who is the most famous person from Clermont?

Louis Ier de Bourbon (French prince) is the best known by our measure: 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henry Hermand and Ernest Laurain.

How many famous people were born in Clermont?

7 people born in Clermont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 24 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 Clermont known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clermont?

Louis Ier de Bourbon, born in 1279. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Clermont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Clermont 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 (5)

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.