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Famous people · Crépy-en-Valois, Oise

Crépy-en-Valois’ famous people span 416 years: 9 births from 1559 to 1975

Articles in 4 languages make the French university teacher Maurice Levaillant the best known. Irène Cruypenninck is second and Marcel Clément third. As early as 1559, Laurent Bouchel was born here, one of 3 born before the Revolution. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.3, while at least half the towns in Oise list nobody born there.

#1 best knownMaurice LevaillantScience & Medicine · 1883–1961
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Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice Levaillant
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1559
Laurent Bouchel
Youngest
1975
Valerio Guagnelli
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people

What stands out about Crépy-en-Valois’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Crépy-en-Valois’ famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001700180019002000Adolphe de WaruValerio GuagnelliLaurent BouchelMaurice Levaillant
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsNotableBusinessFaithFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Crépy-en-Valois

Ranked by languages covered: Maurice Levaillant with 4, then Irène Cruypenninck with 3 and Marcel Clément with 3.

Maurice Levaillant#1
Science & Medicine

Maurice Levaillant

1883–1961

French university teacher (1883-1961)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
IC#2
Sports

Irène Cruypenninck

1899–1985

French archer (1899-1985)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MC#3
Writing & Arts

Marcel Clément

1921–2005

French publisher, journalist and philosopher (1921-2005)

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

What Crépy-en-Valois is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Crépy-en-Valois

The other 6 span the years 1559 to 1975.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Crépy-en-Valois

Who is the most famous person from Crépy-en-Valois?

Maurice Levaillant (French university teacher (1883-1961)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Irène Cruypenninck and Marcel Clément.

How many famous people were born in Crépy-en-Valois?

9 people born in Crépy-en-Valois have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Crépy-en-Valois known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 9. That is 22% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Crépy-en-Valois?

Laurent Bouchel, born in 1559. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.

Who counts as from Crépy-en-Valois?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Crépy-en-Valois 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)

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.