Plainval has yet to put a famous person on the list
Within 10 mi, Montdidier lists the most: 14, with Jean Fernel first. 132 of the towns in Oise list at least one person. Beauvais’ 114 names make the longest list in Oise. After Beauvais, the next longest list in Oise is Compiègne’s, with 76.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Plainval (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plainval yet.
Famous people born near Plainval
Nearby, Montdidier has the most on record, with 14.
Montdidier · 10 miJean Fernel & 13 more
Breteuil · 10 miRosalie Lamorlière & 7 more
Clermont · 10 miLouis Ier de Bourbon & 6 more
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée · 2 miRené Just Haüy & 3 moreJBEstrées-Saint-Denis · 11 miJean Besancenot & 1 moreLGFitz-James · 10 miLouis Félix GuesnetACBreuil-le-Vert · 11 miAnatole-Cyprien CoffardQuestions about famous people from Plainval
Who counts as from Plainval?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plainval 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)
- Jean Fernel: Vigneron, artist; G. Engelmann, lithographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalie Lamorlière: Tony Robert-Fleury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Ier de Bourbon: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Just Haüy: Ambroise Tardieu (1788-1841), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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