#1Writing & Arts
Georges Braque
1882–1963French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)
86 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise
More famous people were born in Argenteuil than in any other town in Val-d'Oise: 97
Articles in 86 languages make the French painter and sculptor Georges Braque the best known. Behind the leader come Kévin Mayer and Franck Béria. 8 of them are musicians, 1.9 times the share across French towns. The largest group, 45, was born between 1914 and 1969.
Born here
97
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Braque
86 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1678
Alexis Grimou
Youngest
2006
Jaydee Canvot
Most common field
Sports
33 people
What stands out about Argenteuil’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 86 languages, Georges Braque is known far beyond the town.Still making names58 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2006.A town of musicians8 of the 97 people born here are musicians, 1.9× the usual share in France.97 notable peopleMore than most towns: 97 notable people were born in Argenteuil.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Argenteuil
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Argenteuil’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 15.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Argenteuil is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Argenteuil
Another 94, the earliest born in 1678.
Jean Guillot
1931–1996French association football player and artist (1931-1996)
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Claude Piard
born 1940French community activist and historian of sport
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Jean Bernard
1908–1994French painter, engraver, illustrator (1908-1994)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Colombes · 2 miEliaquim Mangala & 91 more
Bois-Colombes · 3 miClaude Lanzmann & 54 more
La Garenne-Colombes · 3 miSteven Nzonzi & 36 more
Ermont · 3 miAlice Taglioni & 33 more
Gennevilliers · 3 miDavid Ngog & 24 more
Sartrouville · 3 miPascal Lino & 21 more
Sannois · 2 miJean Chalopin & 13 moreLDCormeilles-en-Parisis · 2 miLouis Daguerre & 13 moreQuestions about famous people from Argenteuil
Who is the most famous person from Argenteuil?
Georges Braque (French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)) is the best known by our measure: 86 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Kévin Mayer and Franck Béria.
How many famous people were born in Argenteuil?
97 people born in Argenteuil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 138 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 Argenteuil known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 33 of the 97. That is 34% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Argenteuil?
Alexis Grimou, born in 1678. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.
Who counts as from Argenteuil?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Argenteuil 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 (34)
- Georges Braque: Photographer non-identified, anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franck Béria: Владимир Майоров/Vladimir Mayorov/Władimir Majorow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudio Gomes: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingrid Chauvin: Lauryne1507, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Quilfen: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Maignan: Schlek14, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Dilo: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Kaabachi: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Grimou: Alexis Grimou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Portelli: Clément Coulon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arno Santamaria: Etta Dam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Chouat: Poudou99, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Mothron: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Personne: Benoît Derrier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Guillot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnaud Bonnet: TrisHR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney: Chaîne YouTube : « Face B », CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Piard: Roseline Piard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Carlier: Bapti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Hamdi: Didier Cometti et Angelo Buonomo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Rouland: Blondch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnaud Molinié: Arnaud Molinié, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Goffette: Zegoofy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Busnel: ActuaLitté, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ancelin: PONCHUT Aymeric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Céline Alvarez: librairie mollat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Éric Bénier-Bürckel: Lamnor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliaquim Mangala: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Lanzmann: Iñigo Royo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Nzonzi: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Taglioni: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ngog: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Lino: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Chalopin: Nordine Zemrak, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.