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Famous people · Marines, Val-d'Oise

4 famous people were born in Marines from 1732 to 1922

Most widely known is Alain Brieux, the French bookseller, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are Frédéric Bonnefille and Jean-François Mandar. Per head, the list is long: 11.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Val-d'Oise has 1.3. 2 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.

#1 best knownAlain BrieuxNotable · 1922–1985
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Brieux
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1732
Jean-François Mandar
Youngest
1922
Alain Brieux
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Marines

The three are covered in 2, 1 and 1 languages: Alain Brieux, Frédéric Bonnefille and Jean-François Mandar.

Alain Brieux#1
Notable

Alain Brieux

1922–1985

French bookseller (1922-1985)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FB#2
Politics & Law

Frédéric Bonnefille

1841–1922

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JM#3
Writing & Arts

Jean-François Mandar

1732–1803

French poet

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Marines’ famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Théophile MandarFrédéric BonnefilleAlain Brieux
Writing & ArtsNotablePolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Marines is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 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 Marines

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Pontoise has the most people on record, 72 of them.

Questions about famous people from Marines

Who is the most famous person from Marines?

Alain Brieux (French bookseller (1922-1985)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Frédéric Bonnefille and Jean-François Mandar.

How many famous people were born in Marines?

4 people born in Marines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Marines known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marines?

Jean-François Mandar, born in 1732. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.

Who counts as from Marines?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marines 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 (5)

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.