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Famous people · Thury-sous-Clermont, Oise

One famous person was born in Thury-sous-Clermont

César-François Cassini, the French cartographer and astronomer, was born in 1714. That places their birth before the Revolution. 25 languages have an article about them. In all of Oise, the famous people on record come from 132 towns.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
César-François Cassini
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1714
César-François Cassini
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Thury-sous-Clermont

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Science & Medicine

César-François Cassini

1714–1784

French cartographer and astronomer (1714-1784)

25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Clermont has the most people on record, 7 of them.

Questions about famous people from Thury-sous-Clermont

Who is the most famous person from Thury-sous-Clermont?

César-François Cassini (French cartographer and astronomer (1714-1784)) is the best known by our measure: 25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Thury-sous-Clermont?

1 people born in Thury-sous-Clermont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Thury-sous-Clermont known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Thury-sous-Clermont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thury-sous-Clermont 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).

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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.