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Famous people · Beauchamp, Val-d'Oise

4 famous people were born in Beauchamp

Most widely known is Jean Ledoux, the French rower, with articles in 6 languages. Claude Pélieu, the French poet, comes second, with Didier Bay third. The list comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.3 in the typical town in Val-d'Oise. From Jehanne Jean-Charles in 1924 to Didier Bay in 1944, the births cover 20 years.

#3 best knownDidier BayWriting & Arts · born 1944
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Ledoux
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1924
Jehanne Jean-Charles
Youngest
1944
Didier Bay
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Beauchamp

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

JL#1
Sports

Jean Ledoux

1935–2019

French rower

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CP#2
Writing & Arts

Claude Pélieu

1934–2002

French poet (1934-2002)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Didier Bay#3
Writing & Arts

Didier Bay

born 1944

French photographer (born 1944)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Beauchamp’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Jehanne Jean-CharlesDidier BayJean Ledoux
Writing & ArtsSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Beauchamp is known for

Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Beauchamp

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Cormeilles-en-Parisis counts 14 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Beauchamp

Who is the most famous person from Beauchamp?

Jean Ledoux (French rower) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude Pélieu and Didier Bay.

How many famous people were born in Beauchamp?

4 people born in Beauchamp 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 Beauchamp known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Beauchamp?

Jehanne Jean-Charles, born in 1924. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Beauchamp?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Beauchamp 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 (5)

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.