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Famous people · Compiègne, Oise

76 famous people were born in Compiègne, more of them performers than in most towns

Articles in 35 languages make the French theologian and astrologer Pierre d'Ailly the best known. The largest group, 26, was born since 1970. Compiègne ranks 2nd of the 132 towns in Oise with anyone listed. For every 10,000 residents the town has 18.6, while at least half the towns in Oise list nobody born there.

#2 best knownNolan RouxSports · born 1988
+72more
Born here
76
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre d'Ailly
35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1350
Pierre d'Ailly
Youngest
2003
Ibrahim Diakité
Most common field
Sports
22 people

What stands out about Compiègne’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Compiègne’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 11 in all.

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SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicFaithNotable

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

Known for

What Compiègne is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.6 times.

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

The best known

Born in Compiègne

Pierre d'Ailly has articles in 35 languages, Nolan Roux in 25 and Albert Robida in 20.

PD#1
Faith

Pierre d'Ailly

1350–1420

French theologian and astrologer (1351–1420)

35 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Nolan Roux#2
Sports

Nolan Roux

born 1988

French association football player

25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Albert Robida#3
Writing & Arts

Albert Robida

1848–1926

French illustrator (1848–1926)

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Compiègne

The other 73 span the years 1602 to 2003.

ZB

Zakarya Bergdich

born 1989

Moroccan and French footballer

Jacques de Billy

Jacques de Billy

1602–1679

French mathematician (1602-1679)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Ibrahim Diakité

Ibrahim Diakité

born 2003

French-Guinean footballer

MG

Maxime Godart

born 1998

French actor et Réalisateur

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
MS

Marco Da Silva

born 1992

French and Portuguese footballer

Paul Helbronner

Paul Helbronner

1871–1938

French topographer, alpinist and geodesist (1871-1938)

Jehanne d’Orliac

Jehanne d’Orliac

1883–1974

French writer and poet (1883–1974)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
MM

Martin Mimoun

born 1992

Moroccan, Algerian and French footballer

AB

Alexandre-Édouard Baudrimont

1806–1880

French chemist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
EA

Eugène Albertini

1880–1941

French historian, latinist and epigraphist (1880-1941)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
MT

Marcel Tabuteau

1887–1966

French musician (1887–1966)

RC

René De Clercq

1945–2017

Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist and road bicycle racer (1945–2017)

LB

Louis Hyacinthe Boivin

1808–1852

French explorer, botanist and botanical collector (1808-1852)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Alice Mathieu-Dubois

Alice Mathieu-Dubois

1861–1942

First Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor.

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
GN

Ginie Van de Noort

born 1979

French actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
RB

Romain Bayard

born 1993

French association football player

Marc Berthier

Marc Berthier

1935–2022

French designer and architect (1935–2022)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Mathieu Hanotin

Mathieu Hanotin

born 1978

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Pont-Sainte-Maxence has the most on record, with 9.

Questions about famous people from Compiègne

Who is the most famous person from Compiègne?

Pierre d'Ailly (French theologian and astrologer (1351–1420)) is the best known by our measure: 35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nolan Roux and Albert Robida.

How many famous people were born in Compiègne?

76 people born in Compiègne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 114 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 Compiègne known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 22 of the 76. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Compiègne?

Pierre d'Ailly, born in 1350. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.

Who counts as from Compiègne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Compiègne 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 (28)

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.