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Science & Medicine
Michel Langevin
1926–1985French physicist, resistant and communist activist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Warluis, Oise
Michel Langevin is the only name on the Warluis list
Michel Langevin was born in 1926. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 2 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Beauvais, 4 mi away, lists the most: 114, Henri-Léon Lebesgue first.
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Michel Langevin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1926
Michel Langevin
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Science & Medicine
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Born in Warluis
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Beauvais counts 114 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Warluis
Who is the most famous person from Warluis?
Michel Langevin (French physicist, resistant and communist activist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Warluis?
1 people born in Warluis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Warluis 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 Warluis?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Warluis 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.
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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)
- Louis Ier de Bourbon: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Tiffeneau: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Doriot: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, 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.