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Famous people · Bezons, Val-d'Oise

Of the 13 famous people born in Bezons, an unusual share are athletes

At the top of the list is the French footballer Antoine Bonifaci, covered in 15 languages. Karole Rocher is second and Amine Bassi third. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. The earliest on the list is Djo-Bourgeois, born in 1898, and the youngest Amine Bassi, born in 1997.

#1 best knownAntoine BonifaciSports · 1931–2021
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Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antoine Bonifaci
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1898
Djo-Bourgeois
Youngest
1997
Amine Bassi
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Bezons’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Bezons’ famous people were born

More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 4.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000René FoucachonJamale AarrassKarole RocherAntoine BonifaciMaurice Delbez
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicNotable

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

Known for

What Bezons is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.

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

The best known

Born in Bezons

Languages with an article: 15 for Antoine Bonifaci, 13 for Karole Rocher, 11 for Amine Bassi.

Antoine Bonifaci#1
Sports

Antoine Bonifaci

1931–2021

French footballer (1931–2021)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
KR#2
Film, TV & Stage

Karole Rocher

born 1974

French actress (born 1974)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AB#3
Sports

Amine Bassi

born 1997

Moroccan and French footballer

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Bezons

10 more, best known first.

Maurice Delbez

Maurice Delbez

1922–2020

French film director (1922–2020)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
JA

Jamale Aarrass

born 1981

French middle distance runner

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Courbevoie has the longest list next door: 112.

Questions about famous people from Bezons

Who is the most famous person from Bezons?

Antoine Bonifaci (French footballer (1931–2021)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Karole Rocher and Amine Bassi.

How many famous people were born in Bezons?

13 people born in Bezons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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 Bezons known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 13. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bezons?

Djo-Bourgeois, born in 1898. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.

Who counts as from Bezons?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bezons 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 (12)

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.