LB#1
Military
Louis François de Boufflers
1644–1711Marshal of France (1644-1711)
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Crillon, Oise
2 famous people come from Crillon, Louis François de Boufflers the best known
Articles in 25 languages make the marshal of France Louis François de Boufflers the best known. The list has one more: the French-Born Canadian veterinarian and educator Victor-Théodule Daubigny. Henri-Léon Lebesgue tops the 114 names on record in Beauvais, 9 mi away. Over 192 years of births, the list goes from Louis François de Boufflers (1644) to Victor-Théodule Daubigny (1836).
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis François de Boufflers
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1644
Louis François de Boufflers
Youngest
1836
Victor-Théodule Daubigny
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Crillon
VD#2
Science & Medicine
Victor-Théodule Daubigny
1836–1908French-born Canadian veterinarian and educator (1836–1908)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Crillon is known for
The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Beauvais, with 114.
Questions about famous people from Crillon
Who is the most famous person from Crillon?
Louis François de Boufflers (Marshal of France (1644-1711)) is the best known by our measure: 25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Victor-Théodule Daubigny.
How many famous people were born in Crillon?
2 people born in Crillon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Crillon known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Crillon?
Louis François de Boufflers, born in 1644. The youngest on the list was born in 1836.
Who counts as from Crillon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Crillon 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 (1)
- Victor-Amédée Lebesgue: Victor Amedee Lebesgue (1791-1875), Public domain, 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.