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Famous people · Bessancourt, Val-d'Oise

Bessancourt is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Jean-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.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Jacques Philipp
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1923
Pierre Clément
Youngest
1961
Jean-Jacques Philipp
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Bessancourt

JP#1
Sports

Jean-Jacques Philipp

born 1961

French cyclist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PC#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Clément

1923–2011

French painter (1923-2011)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Bessancourt is known for

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.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Bessancourt

Who is the most famous person from Bessancourt?

Jean-Jacques Philipp (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Clément.

How many famous people were born in Bessancourt?

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).

What is Bessancourt known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bessancourt?

Pierre Clément, born in 1923. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.

Who counts as from Bessancourt?

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.

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.