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Famous people · La Roche-Guyon, Val-d'Oise

François XII de La Rochefoucauld tops a list of 2 famous people born in La Roche-Guyon

The best known is the duke of France François XII de La Rochefoucauld, with articles in 21 languages. The only other name is the French engineer Hippolyte Delaperche. Nicolas Pépé heads the list in Mantes-la-Jolie, 7 mi away, which has 61 names. From François XII de La Rochefoucauld to Hippolyte Delaperche, the births on the list run from 1747 to 1814.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François XII de La Rochefoucauld
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
François XII de La Rochefoucauld
Youngest
1814
Hippolyte Delaperche
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in La Roche-Guyon

FR#1
Politics & Law

François XII de La Rochefoucauld

1747–1827

Duke of France (1747–1827)

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HD#2
Science & Medicine

Hippolyte Delaperche

1814–1901

French engineer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What La Roche-Guyon is known for

1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

The most names next door are in Mantes-la-Jolie: 61.

Questions about famous people from La Roche-Guyon

Who is the most famous person from La Roche-Guyon?

François XII de La Rochefoucauld (Duke of France (1747–1827)) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hippolyte Delaperche.

How many famous people were born in La Roche-Guyon?

2 people born in La Roche-Guyon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is La Roche-Guyon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Roche-Guyon?

François XII de La Rochefoucauld, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1814.

Who counts as from La Roche-Guyon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Roche-Guyon 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 (3)

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.