#1Science & Medicine
Claire Voisin
born 1962French mathematician (born 1962)
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Val-d'Oise
6 famous people come from Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Claire Voisin the best known
Most widely known is Claire Voisin, the French mathematician, with articles in 31 languages. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 5 in all. The list runs from Edith Galia, born in 1907, to Claire Voisin, born in 1962. For every 10,000 residents there are 3.7 on the list, well above the typical Val-d'Oise town’s 1.3.
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claire Voisin
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1907
Edith Galia
Youngest
1962
Claire Voisin
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Marcelle Derrien
1923–2008French actress (1923–2008)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Science & Medicine
Colette Caillat
1921–2007French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar (1921–2007)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Saint-Leu-la-Forêt’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 2.
Science & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is known for
Share of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
A further 3 follow, born between 1907 and 1952.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Ermont: 34.
Ermont · 2 miAlice Taglioni & 33 more
Eaubonne · 2 miSébastien Lecornu & 11 moreJLBeauchamp · 2 miJean Ledoux & 3 more
Le Plessis-Bouchard · 1 miStéphanie Frappart & 2 moreJDTaverny · 1 miJoffre Dumazedier & 2 moreCSMontlignon · 2 miClovis Sagot & 1 more
Franconville · 2 miMaurice Dupuis & 1 moreJPBessancourt · 2 miJean-Jacques Philipp & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Leu-la-Forêt?
Claire Voisin (French mathematician (born 1962)) is the best known by our measure: 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcelle Derrien and Colette Caillat.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt?
6 people born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Leu-la-Forêt known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Leu-la-Forêt?
Edith Galia, born in 1907. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.
Who counts as from Saint-Leu-la-Forêt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Leu-la-Forêt 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 (8)
- Claire Voisin: Voisinclaire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcelle Derrien: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvie Oussenko: BOUTRY, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Choquer: Zitoun06, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Taglioni: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Lecornu: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphanie Frappart: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Dupuis: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.