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Famous people · Margency, Val-d'Oise

Margency has one famous person on record

The French industrialist Jacques de Nervo was born in 1897. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Just 2 mi away, Enghien-les-Bains’ list holds 65 names, Mistinguett the best known.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques de Nervo
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1897
Jacques de Nervo
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Margency

JN#1
Business

Jacques de Nervo

1897–1990

French industrialist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Enghien-les-Bains counts 65 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Margency

Who is the most famous person from Margency?

Jacques de Nervo (French industrialist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Margency?

1 people born in Margency have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Margency known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who counts as from Margency?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Margency 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 (7)

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.