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Famous people · Marly-la-Ville, Val-d'Oise

Guillaume-Ferdinand Teissier, born in 1779, is Marly-la-Ville’s famous person on record

In 1779, the French historian Guillaume-Ferdinand Teissier was born. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. André Lefèbvre tops the 3 names on record in Louvres, 3 mi away.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guillaume-Ferdinand Teissier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1779
Guillaume-Ferdinand Teissier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Marly-la-Ville

GT#1
Writing & Arts

Guillaume-Ferdinand Teissier

1779–1834

French historian (1779–1834)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Louvres has the longest list next door: 3.

Questions about famous people from Marly-la-Ville

Who is the most famous person from Marly-la-Ville?

Guillaume-Ferdinand Teissier (French historian (1779–1834)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Marly-la-Ville?

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

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Marly-la-Ville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marly-la-Ville 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).

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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.