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Famous people · Louvres, Val-d'Oise

3 famous people were born in Louvres from 1568 to 1894

With articles in 14 languages, André Lefèbvre is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Barthélemy Tremblay and Pierre Nicolas Bonamy. For every 10,000 residents there are 2.4 on the list, well above the typical Val-d'Oise town’s 1.3. Gonesse, 5 mi off, can claim 40 famous people, the best known Axel Disasi.

#1 best knownAndré LefèbvreScience & Medicine · 1894–1964
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Lefèbvre
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1568
Barthélemy Tremblay
Youngest
1894
André Lefèbvre
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Louvres

The three are covered in 14, 3 and 3 languages: André Lefèbvre, Barthélemy Tremblay and Pierre Nicolas Bonamy.

André Lefèbvre#1
Science & Medicine

André Lefèbvre

1894–1964

Automobile engineer and rally driver, winner of the 1927 Monte Carlo Rally (1894–1964)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Barthélemy Tremblay#2
Writing & Arts

Barthélemy Tremblay

1568–1629

French sculptor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PB#3
Writing & Arts

Pierre Nicolas Bonamy

1694–1770

French romanist (1694–1770)

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

What Louvres is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

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, Gonesse lists the most people: 40.

Questions about famous people from Louvres

Who is the most famous person from Louvres?

André Lefèbvre (Automobile engineer and rally driver, winner of the 1927 Monte Carlo Rally (1894–1964)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Barthélemy Tremblay and Pierre Nicolas Bonamy.

How many famous people were born in Louvres?

3 people born in Louvres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Louvres known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Louvres?

Barthélemy Tremblay, born in 1568. The youngest on the list was born in 1894.

Who counts as from Louvres?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Louvres 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 (4)

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.