No one from Us is on the famous people list yet
A short trip away, Pontoise (7 mi) counts 72 famous people, Nicolas Flamel among them. Argenteuil’s 97 names make the longest list in Val-d'Oise. Across Val-d'Oise, the lists cover 73 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Us (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Us yet.
Famous people born near Us
Of the towns around it, Pontoise has the most on record: 72.
Pontoise · 7 miNicolas Flamel & 71 moreFMMeulan-en-Yvelines · 7 miFerland Mendy & 24 more
Marines · 3 miAlain Brieux & 3 more
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône · 8 miGustave Brochant de Villiers & 3 more
Cergy · 5 miNorbert Abramov & 1 moreCLOsny · 5 miChristian LéonRDVauréal · 6 miRaymond DupuytremAEJouy-le-Moutier · 7 miAndré EveQuestions about famous people from Us
Who counts as from Us?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Us 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
- Alain Brieux: Louette dominique, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Brochant de Villiers: Mayer et Pierson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norbert Abramov: Benj05, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.