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Famous people · Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Val-d'Oise

Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône is the birthplace of 4 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician Gustave Brochant de Villiers, covered in 2 languages. Laurent-Antoine Pagnerre is second and René Pincebourde third. From Simon-Pierre de La Corée in 1691 to René Pincebourde in 1835, the births cover 144 years. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 1.6, close to the 1.3 of the typical Val-d'Oise town.

#1 best knownGustave Brochant de VilliersPolitics & Law · 1811–1864
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gustave Brochant de Villiers
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1691
Simon-Pierre de La Corée
Youngest
1835
René Pincebourde
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône

Leaders take two of the three places.

Gustave Brochant de Villiers#1
Politics & Law

Gustave Brochant de Villiers

1811–1864

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Laurent-Antoine Pagnerre#2
Politics & Law

Laurent-Antoine Pagnerre

1805–1854

French politician (1805–1854)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RP#3
Writing & Arts

René Pincebourde

1835–1898

1835-1898 bookseller

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1810s, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire1700175018001850Simon-Pierre de La CoréeRené PincebourdeLaurent-Antoine Pagnerre
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaith

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

Known for

What Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Pontoise counts 72 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône?

Gustave Brochant de Villiers (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Laurent-Antoine Pagnerre and René Pincebourde.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône?

4 people born in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 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 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône?

Simon-Pierre de La Corée, born in 1691. The youngest on the list was born in 1835.

Who counts as from Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 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.