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Famous people · L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise

Robert Hirsch tops a list of 13 famous people born in L'Isle-Adam

Most widely known is Robert Hirsch, the French actor, with articles in 19 languages. Between 1914 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. 4 were born in 1970 or later. From Léon Fort in 1870 to Jefferson Poirot in 1992, the births cover 122 years.

#1 best knownRobert HirschFilm, TV & Stage · 1925–2017
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Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Hirsch
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1870
Léon Fort
Youngest
1992
Jefferson Poirot
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about L'Isle-Adam’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When L'Isle-Adam’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1970s, with 3 people born in that decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000Michèle VergneRobert HirschFabien CoolJefferson Poirot
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine

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

The best known

Born in L'Isle-Adam

First, Robert Hirsch (19 languages), then Michèle Vergne (11) and Fabien Cool (10).

Robert Hirsch#1
Film, TV & Stage

Robert Hirsch

1925–2017

French actor (1925–2017)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Michèle Vergne#2
Science & Medicine

Michèle Vergne

born 1943

French mathematician

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FC#3
Sports

Fabien Cool

born 1972

Footballer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What L'Isle-Adam is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 4 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in L'Isle-Adam

The rest number 10, with 4 leaders among them.

Jefferson Poirot

Jefferson Poirot

born 1992

French rugby union footballer

Dominique Da Silva

Dominique Da Silva

born 1968

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Beaumont-sur-Oise: 18.

Questions about famous people from L'Isle-Adam

Who is the most famous person from L'Isle-Adam?

Robert Hirsch (French actor (1925–2017)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michèle Vergne and Fabien Cool.

How many famous people were born in L'Isle-Adam?

13 people born in L'Isle-Adam have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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 L'Isle-Adam known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 13. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from L'Isle-Adam?

Léon Fort, born in 1870. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.

Who counts as from L'Isle-Adam?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is L'Isle-Adam 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 (13)

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.