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Famous people · Persan, Val-d'Oise

3 famous people were born in Persan

Articles in 4 languages make the French politician Arthur Levasseur the best known. Close behind are Gaëtane Crouzillas and Maryse Sallois. The neighbour with the longest list is Beaumont-sur-Oise, 1 mi away: 18, led by Presnel Kimpembe. The oldest name on the list belongs to Arthur Levasseur, born in 1875, the newest to Maryse Sallois, born in 1950.

#1 best knownArthur LevasseurPolitics & Law · 1875–1955
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Arthur Levasseur
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1875
Arthur Levasseur
Youngest
1950
Maryse Sallois
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Persan

By how many languages cover them, Arthur Levasseur comes first (4), then Gaëtane Crouzillas (2) and Maryse Sallois (2).

Arthur Levasseur#1
Politics & Law

Arthur Levasseur

1875–1955

French politician (1875–1955)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GC#2
Sports

Gaëtane Crouzillas

1920–2003

French sprinter (1920-2003)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Maryse Sallois#3
Sports

Maryse Sallois

born 1950

French basketball player (born 1950)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Persan is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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 neighbour with the most names is Beaumont-sur-Oise, at 18.

Questions about famous people from Persan

Who is the most famous person from Persan?

Arthur Levasseur (French politician (1875–1955)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gaëtane Crouzillas and Maryse Sallois.

How many famous people were born in Persan?

3 people born in Persan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Persan known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Persan?

Arthur Levasseur, born in 1875. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Persan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Persan 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 (6)

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.