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Famous people · Grandvilliers, Oise

Grandvilliers’ famous people span 217 years: 6 births from 1726 to 1943

The best known is the French mathematician Victor-Amédée Lebesgue, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Victor Galippe and Alain Anselin. The list reaches back to Étienne Nicolas de Calon, born in 1726, one of 2 born before the Revolution. For every 10,000 residents the town has 21.5, while at least half the towns in Oise list nobody born there.

#1 best knownVictor-Amédée LebesgueScience & Medicine · 1791–1875
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victor-Amédée Lebesgue
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1726
Étienne Nicolas de Calon
Youngest
1943
Alain Anselin
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people

What stands out about Grandvilliers’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Grandvilliers’ famous people were born

The 1790s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Étienne Nicolas de CalonMichel DupuyVictor GalippeVictor-Amédée Lebesgue
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawNotable

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

The best known

Born in Grandvilliers

Victor-Amédée Lebesgue, Victor Galippe and Alain Anselin are written about in 5, 3 and 1 languages.

Victor-Amédée Lebesgue#1
Science & Medicine

Victor-Amédée Lebesgue

1791–1875

French mathematician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Victor Galippe#2
Science & Medicine

Victor Galippe

1848–1922

French physician (1848-1922)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AA#3
Science & Medicine

Alain Anselin

1943–2019

French anthropologist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Grandvilliers is known for

Grandvilliers has 6.9× the usual share of scientists and doctors.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Grandvilliers

The rest number 3, with 2 leaders among them.

Questions about famous people from Grandvilliers

Who is the most famous person from Grandvilliers?

Victor-Amédée Lebesgue (French mathematician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Victor Galippe and Alain Anselin.

How many famous people were born in Grandvilliers?

6 people born in Grandvilliers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Grandvilliers known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Grandvilliers?

Étienne Nicolas de Calon, born in 1726. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from Grandvilliers?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grandvilliers 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 (3)

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.