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Famous people · Gouvieux, Oise

Jean-Philippe Sabo tops a list of 6 famous people born in Gouvieux

Jean-Philippe Sabo, the footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The French footballer Sébastien Piocelle ranks second, ahead of Christophe Lemaire. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Marcel Rouzé, born in 1901, the newest to Jean-Philippe Sabo, born in 1987.

#1 best knownJean-Philippe SaboSports · born 1987
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Philippe Sabo
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Marcel Rouzé
Youngest
1987
Jean-Philippe Sabo
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Gouvieux’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Gouvieux’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 4.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Sébastien PiocelleMarcel RouzéJean-Philippe Sabo
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Gouvieux

Ranked by languages covered: Jean-Philippe Sabo with 12, then Sébastien Piocelle with 8 and Christophe Lemaire with 7.

Jean-Philippe Sabo#1
Sports

Jean-Philippe Sabo

born 1987

Footballer

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Sébastien Piocelle#2
Sports

Sébastien Piocelle

born 1978

French footballer

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Christophe Lemaire#3
Sports

Christophe Lemaire

born 1979

French jockey

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Gouvieux is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Gouvieux

Here are 3 more, born from 1901 to 1973.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Chantilly, with 17.

Questions about famous people from Gouvieux

Who is the most famous person from Gouvieux?

Jean-Philippe Sabo (Footballer) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Sébastien Piocelle and Christophe Lemaire.

How many famous people were born in Gouvieux?

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

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gouvieux?

Marcel Rouzé, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1987.

Who counts as from Gouvieux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gouvieux 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 (9)

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.