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Famous people · Verberie, Oise

3 famous people call Verberie their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French painter Adolphe Cossard, covered in 2 languages. Jean Mousselle, the French film director, comes second, with Jacques Antoine Boudin third. A short trip away, Compiègne (8 mi) counts 76 famous people, Pierre d'Ailly among them. Only 19 of the 132 towns in Oise with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Adolphe Cossard
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1756
Jacques Antoine Boudin
Youngest
1918
Jean Mousselle
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Verberie

By how many languages cover them, Adolphe Cossard comes first (2), then Jean Mousselle (2) and Jacques Antoine Boudin (1).

AC#1
Writing & Arts

Adolphe Cossard

1880–1952

French painter

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JM#2
Film, TV & Stage

Jean Mousselle

1918–2006

French film director

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#3
Politics & Law

Jacques Antoine Boudin

1756–1797

French politician

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

What Verberie is known for

Share of Verberie’s famous people in each field.

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

8 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Verberie

Who is the most famous person from Verberie?

Adolphe Cossard (French painter) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Mousselle and Jacques Antoine Boudin.

How many famous people were born in Verberie?

3 people born in Verberie have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Verberie known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Verberie?

Jacques Antoine Boudin, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1918.

Who counts as from Verberie?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Verberie 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 (3)

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.