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Famous people · Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise

A single famous person was born in Le Mesnil-Théribus: Léon Droussent

In 1883, the French politician Léon Droussent was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. Go 10 mi to Beauvais and the list grows to 114, with Henri-Léon Lebesgue at the top.

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Léon Droussent
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1883
Léon Droussent
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Le Mesnil-Théribus

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Politics & Law

Léon Droussent

1883–1970

French politician (1883–1970)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Beauvais has the most people on record, 114 of them.

Questions about famous people from Le Mesnil-Théribus

Who is the most famous person from Le Mesnil-Théribus?

Léon Droussent (French politician (1883–1970)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Le Mesnil-Théribus?

1 people born in Le Mesnil-Théribus have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Le Mesnil-Théribus known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Le Mesnil-Théribus?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Mesnil-Théribus 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).

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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.