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Famous people · Sarcus, Oise

Sarcus’ famous people span 171 years: 3 births from 1773 to 1944

Articles in 3 languages make the French writer François Beauvy the best known. Close behind are Louis Crignier and Louis Jacques François Boulnois. François Beauvy, the best known, was born in 1944. The neighbour with the longest list is Grandvilliers, 3 mi away: 6, led by Victor-Amédée Lebesgue.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Beauvy
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1773
Louis Jacques François Boulnois
Youngest
1944
François Beauvy
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Sarcus

By how many languages cover them, François Beauvy comes first (3), then Louis Crignier (2) and Louis Jacques François Boulnois (1).

FB#1
Writing & Arts

François Beauvy

born 1944

French writer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LC#2
Writing & Arts

Louis Crignier

1790–1848

French painter (1790–1848)

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

Louis Jacques François Boulnois

1773–1833

French soldier and officer (1773-1833)

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

What Sarcus is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

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 best known from each town within 12 mi of Sarcus, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Sarcus

Who is the most famous person from Sarcus?

François Beauvy (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Crignier and Louis Jacques François Boulnois.

How many famous people were born in Sarcus?

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

What is Sarcus known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sarcus?

Louis Jacques François Boulnois, born in 1773. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Sarcus?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sarcus 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 (1)

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.