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Sports
Christian Léon
1948–1980French moto racer
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Osny, Val-d'Oise
Osny has just one famous person to its name: Christian Léon
The French moto racer Christian Léon was born in 1948. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. The nearest list is in Pontoise, 2 mi away: 72 names, starting with Nicolas Flamel.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christian Léon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1948
Christian Léon
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Osny
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Pontoise, at 72.
Pontoise · 2 miNicolas Flamel & 71 moreCConflans-Sainte-Honorine · 5 miCharb & 15 more
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône · 3 miGustave Brochant de Villiers & 3 morePDAuvers-sur-Oise · 4 miPhilippe Delerm & 3 more
Cergy · 2 miNorbert Abramov & 1 moreRDVauréal · 3 miRaymond DupuytremAEJouy-le-Moutier · 4 miAndré Eve
Maurecourt · 4 miNapoléon LepicQuestions about famous people from Osny
Who is the most famous person from Osny?
Christian Léon (French moto racer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Osny?
1 people born in Osny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Osny known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Osny?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Osny 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)
- Nicolas Flamel: Balthasar Moncornet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Brochant de Villiers: Mayer et Pierson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norbert Abramov: Benj05, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Napoléon Lepic: Gustave Le Gray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.