Jean-Jacques Philipp
born 1961French cyclist
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Photo: VVVCFFrance · CC0Jean-Jacques Philipp, the French cyclist, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French painter Pierre Clément. The oldest name on the list belongs to Pierre Clément, born in 1923, the newest to Jean-Jacques Philipp, born in 1961. Of its neighbours, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, 2 mi away, lists the most: 6, Claire Voisin first.
French cyclist
French painter (1923-2011)
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt · 2 miClaire Voisin & 5 moreJLBeauchamp · 2 miJean Ledoux & 3 morePDAuvers-sur-Oise · 3 miPhilippe Delerm & 3 moreJDTaverny · 1 miJoffre Dumazedier & 2 more
Méry-sur-Oise · 2 miOdile Monguillon & 2 more
Le Plessis-Bouchard · 3 miStéphanie Frappart & 2 more
Franconville · 4 miMaurice Dupuis & 1 more
Frépillon · 1 miGeorges PaulmierJean-Jacques Philipp (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Clément.
2 people born in Bessancourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Pierre Clément, born in 1923. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bessancourt 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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