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Famous people · Luzarches, Val-d'Oise

Luzarches’ famous people span 747 years: 3 births from 1180 to 1927

Claude Autant-Lara, the French film director, is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Behind the leader come Robert de Luzarches and Marcel Delcourt. The nearest list is in Gouvieux, 5 mi away: 6 names, starting with Jean-Philippe Sabo. The list’s best known name, Claude Autant-Lara, dates from 1901.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Autant-Lara
32 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1180
Robert de Luzarches
Youngest
1927
Marcel Delcourt
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Luzarches

Three names lead: Claude Autant-Lara (32 languages), Robert de Luzarches (7) and Marcel Delcourt (1).

CA#1
Film, TV & Stage

Claude Autant-Lara

1901–2000

French film director (1901–2000)

32 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RL#2
Writing & Arts

Robert de Luzarches

1180–1222

French architect

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MD#3
Politics & Law

Marcel Delcourt

1927–2015

French diplomat and physician (1927–2015)

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

What Luzarches is known for

Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.

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 best known from each town within 12 mi of Luzarches, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Luzarches

Who is the most famous person from Luzarches?

Claude Autant-Lara (French film director (1901–2000)) is the best known by our measure: 32 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert de Luzarches and Marcel Delcourt.

How many famous people were born in Luzarches?

3 people born in Luzarches have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Luzarches known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Luzarches?

Robert de Luzarches, born in 1180. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.

Who counts as from Luzarches?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Luzarches 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.