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Famous people · Nointel, Oise

Nointel’s famous people span 701 years: 3 births from 1250 to 1951

Most widely known is Jean Cholet, the Catholic cardinal, with articles in 8 languages. Close behind are Évelyne Leclercq and Marc-Antoine Commaire. For more famous names, Pont-Sainte-Maxence is 7 mi away: its list has 9, led by Romane Bohringer. Only 19 of the 132 towns in Oise with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Cholet
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1250
Jean Cholet
Youngest
1951
Évelyne Leclercq
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Nointel

Three names lead: Jean Cholet (8 languages), Évelyne Leclercq (2) and Marc-Antoine Commaire (1).

JC#1
Faith

Jean Cholet

1250–1293

Catholic cardinal

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉL#2
Film, TV & Stage

Évelyne Leclercq

1951–2025

French television presenter (1951-2025)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MC#3
Military

Marc-Antoine Commaire

1755–1794

French general (1755-1794)

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

What Nointel is known for

The field with the most names is Faith: 1.

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 neighbour with the most names is Pont-Sainte-Maxence, at 9.

Questions about famous people from Nointel

Who is the most famous person from Nointel?

Jean Cholet (Catholic cardinal) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Évelyne Leclercq and Marc-Antoine Commaire.

How many famous people were born in Nointel?

3 people born in Nointel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Nointel known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nointel?

Jean Cholet, born in 1250. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.

Who counts as from Nointel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nointel 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 (2)

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.