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Famous people · Pierrefonds, Oise

Pierrefonds is the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French businessman Adolphe Clément-Bayard, covered in 8 languages. Close behind are André Fernet and Jacques Blin. Compiègne, 8 mi off, can claim 76 famous people, the best known Pierre d'Ailly. From Adolphe Clément-Bayard to Jacques Blin, the births on the list run from 1855 to 1920.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Adolphe Clément-Bayard
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1855
Adolphe Clément-Bayard
Youngest
1920
Jacques Blin
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Pierrefonds

Ranked by languages covered: Adolphe Clément-Bayard with 8, then André Fernet with 2 and Jacques Blin with 1.

AC#1
Business

Adolphe Clément-Bayard

1855–1928

French businessman (1855-1928)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AF#2
Writing & Arts

André Fernet

1886–1916

French aviator

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#3
Science & Medicine

Jacques Blin

1920–1995

(French, 1920–1995)

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

What Pierrefonds is known for

Business people are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Close by, the fullest list is Compiègne’s, at 76 names.

Questions about famous people from Pierrefonds

Who is the most famous person from Pierrefonds?

Adolphe Clément-Bayard (French businessman (1855-1928)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Fernet and Jacques Blin.

How many famous people were born in Pierrefonds?

3 people born in Pierrefonds have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Pierrefonds known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pierrefonds?

Adolphe Clément-Bayard, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.

Who counts as from Pierrefonds?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pierrefonds 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 (4)

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.