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.

Born in Beauchamp
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
Claude Pélieu
1934–2002French poet (1934-2002)
#3Didier Bay
born 1944French photographer (born 1944)
When Beauchamp’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Beauchamp
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Cormeilles-en-Parisis counts 14 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt · 2 miClaire Voisin & 5 moreÉFHerblay-sur-Seine · 2 miÉtienne Fourmont & 3 moreJDTaverny · 1 miJoffre Dumazedier & 2 more
Le Plessis-Bouchard · 2 miStéphanie Frappart & 2 moreJPBessancourt · 2 miJean-Jacques Philipp & 1 more
Franconville · 2 miMaurice Dupuis & 1 more
Pierrelaye · 2 miLéon Germain PelouseQuestions 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)
- Didier Bay: Linette Gasquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Voisin: Voisinclaire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphanie Frappart: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Dupuis: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Germain Pelouse: Fernand Cormon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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