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Writing & Arts
Gautier de Vainfroy
French architect
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Varinfroy, Oise
One famous person was born in Varinfroy
The one name here is Gautier de Vainfroy, the French architect. Meaux, 12 mi off, can claim 84 famous people, the best known Lucas Digne. One language has an article about them so far. The longest list of any town in Oise belongs to Beauvais, with 114.
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Gautier de Vainfroy
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Varinfroy
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Meaux counts 84 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
LDMeaux · 12 miLucas Digne & 83 more
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre · 11 miHenri Ier de Bourbon-Condé & 18 more
Villers-Cotterêts · 11 miAlexandre Dumas & 10 more
Crépy-en-Valois · 12 miMaurice Levaillant & 8 more
Lizy-sur-Ourcq · 5 miAndré-François Breuillaud & 3 moreMJTrilport · 11 miMaximilien Henri Nicolas JacobMCNanteuil-le-Haudouin · 11 miMaurice ChevanceGSSaint-Pathus · 12 miGuillaume de Saint-Pathus
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre · 11 miHenri Ier de Bourbon-Condé & 18 moreVillers-Cotterêts · 11 miAlexandre Dumas & 10 moreCrépy-en-Valois · 12 miMaurice Levaillant & 8 moreLizy-sur-Ourcq · 5 miAndré-François Breuillaud & 3 moreMJTrilport · 11 miMaximilien Henri Nicolas JacobMCNanteuil-le-Haudouin · 11 miMaurice ChevanceGSSaint-Pathus · 12 miGuillaume de Saint-PathusQuestions about famous people from Varinfroy
Who is the most famous person from Varinfroy?
Gautier de Vainfroy (French architect) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Varinfroy?
1 people born in Varinfroy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Varinfroy known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Varinfroy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Varinfroy 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)
- Henri Ier de Bourbon-Condé: anonymous / School of François Clouet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Dumas: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Levaillant: O.Doyé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André-François Breuillaud: Bruno27500, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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