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Famous people · Mouy, Oise

From 1715 to 1908, Mouy was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Most widely known is Marc Tiffeneau, the French chemist, with articles in 6 languages. Charlotte de la Résurrection, the French nun, comes second, with Louis Isoré third. Half or more of the towns in Oise have no one on record, but this one has 7.5 for every 10,000 residents. Only 16 of the 132 towns in Oise with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownMarc TiffeneauScience & Medicine · 1873–1945
+2more
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marc Tiffeneau
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1715
Charlotte de la Résurrection
Youngest
1908
Robert Lavergne
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Mouy

Three names lead: Marc Tiffeneau (6 languages), Charlotte de la Résurrection (4) and Louis Isoré (2).

Marc Tiffeneau#1
Science & Medicine

Marc Tiffeneau

1873–1945

French chemist (1873–1945)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Charlotte de la Résurrection#2
Faith

Charlotte de la Résurrection

1715–1794

French nun (1715-1794)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Louis Isoré#3
Writing & Arts

Louis Isoré

1842–1895

French artist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Mouy’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque17001750180018501900Robert LavergneLouis IsoréCharlotte de la RésurrectionMarc Tiffeneau
Science & MedicineFaithWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Mouy is known for

1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mouy

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Clermont lists the most people: 7.

Questions about famous people from Mouy

Who is the most famous person from Mouy?

Marc Tiffeneau (French chemist (1873–1945)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charlotte de la Résurrection and Louis Isoré.

How many famous people were born in Mouy?

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

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mouy?

Charlotte de la Résurrection, born in 1715. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.

Who counts as from Mouy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mouy 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 (5)

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.