Philippe Delerm tops a list of 4 famous people born in Auvers-sur-Oise
The best known is the French writer Philippe Delerm, with articles in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Michel Rat and Michel Charpentier. For every 10,000 residents there are 5.8 on the list, well above the typical Val-d'Oise town’s 1.3. From Isabelle Fusier in 1893 to Philippe Delerm in 1950, the births cover 57 years.

Born in Auvers-sur-Oise
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
Michel Rat
born 1937French basketball player
#3Michel Charpentier
1927–2023French sculptor (1927–2023)
When Auvers-sur-Oise’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1914 and 1969 (3); the busiest decade is the 1950s (1).
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Auvers-sur-Oise is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Auvers-sur-Oise
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Pontoise’s, with 72.
Pontoise · 3 miNicolas Flamel & 71 more
L'Isle-Adam · 4 miRobert Hirsch & 12 more
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône · 3 miGustave Brochant de Villiers & 3 moreJLBeauchamp · 4 miJean Ledoux & 3 more
Méry-sur-Oise · 1 miOdile Monguillon & 2 moreJDTaverny · 4 miJoffre Dumazedier & 2 moreJPBessancourt · 3 miJean-Jacques Philipp & 1 more
Frépillon · 2 miGeorges PaulmierQuestions about famous people from Auvers-sur-Oise
Who is the most famous person from Auvers-sur-Oise?
Philippe Delerm (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Rat and Michel Charpentier.
How many famous people were born in Auvers-sur-Oise?
4 people born in Auvers-sur-Oise have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Auvers-sur-Oise known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Auvers-sur-Oise?
Isabelle Fusier, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Auvers-sur-Oise?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Auvers-sur-Oise 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 (6)
- Michel Charpentier: Pantalaskas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Flamel: Balthasar Moncornet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hirsch: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Brochant de Villiers: Mayer et Pierson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Odile Monguillon: Jean Ferand, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Paulmier: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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