No one from Vigny is on the famous people list yet
Of its neighbours, Meulan-en-Yvelines, 5 mi away, lists the most: 25, Ferland Mendy first. 73 towns across Val-d'Oise can name a famous person born there. Argenteuil has the most of any town in Val-d'Oise: 97. After Argenteuil, the next longest list in Val-d'Oise is Pontoise’s, with 72.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Vigny (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vigny as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Vigny
Around it, Meulan-en-Yvelines has the most people on record, 25 of them.
Questions about famous people from Vigny
Who counts as from Vigny?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vigny 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 (3)
- Alain Brieux: Louette dominique, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norbert Abramov: Benj05, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Menant: Jef-Infojef, 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.