#1Sports
Kévin Gameiro
born 1987French footballer (born 1987)
41 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Senlis, Oise
28 famous people from Senlis, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the French footballer Kévin Gameiro, covered in 41 languages. Thomas Couture and Antoine Baumé follow. Since 1970, 11 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 18.5, while at least half the towns in Oise list nobody born there.
Born here
28
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Kévin Gameiro
41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1728
Antoine Baumé
Youngest
1997
Cathy Couturier
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
What stands out about Senlis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Senlis’ famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 6 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Senlis
The three are covered in 41, 41 and 28 languages: Kévin Gameiro, Thomas Couture and Antoine Baumé.
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#2Writing & Arts
Thomas Couture
1815–1879French painter (1815-1870)
41 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Science & Medicine
Antoine Baumé
1728–1804French chemist (1728-1804)
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Senlis is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Senlis
Still to come: 25 more, from 1731 to 1997.
Patrick Pailloux
born 1966French chief executive officer and chief technology officer
BusinessWikipedia (French) ↗
Paul de Pasquier de Franclieu
1810–1877French politician (1810–1877)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Senlis
Who is the most famous person from Senlis?
Kévin Gameiro (French footballer (born 1987)) is the best known by our measure: 41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Thomas Couture and Antoine Baumé.
How many famous people were born in Senlis?
28 people born in Senlis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 82 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 Senlis known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 10 of the 28. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Senlis?
Antoine Baumé, born in 1728. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Senlis?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Senlis 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 (17)
- Kévin Gameiro: Aleksandr Osipov from Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Couture: Thomas Couture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles de La Valette: Levitsky, photographe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Deraime: Saint Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Michalak: YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Paisant: Adrien Barrère, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmond Turquet: Ladrey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Éric Saint-Martin: France Sire, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Robert de Beauchamp: Branger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Pailloux: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul de Pasquier de Franclieu: Bocourt Franck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Mansat: The original uploader was Olivier2000 at French Wikipedia ., CC BY 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Ginelli: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Barros: BARROS95, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne de Montmorency: Corneille de Lyon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Philippe Sabo: Olympique_de_Marseille_2011.jpeg : mustapha_ennaimi derivative work: Traleni, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Rogemont: Luziadell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.