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Famous people · Le Pecq, Yvelines

Le Pecq counts 3 famous people, first among them Jacques Tati

Most widely known is Jacques Tati, the French filmmaker, with articles in 57 languages. Second and third on the list are Pierre Régis and René Clérel de Tocqueville. Per head, the list is long: 1.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Yvelines has 0.4. Born in 1834, René Clérel de Tocqueville is the first name on record, and Pierre Régis, born in 1924, the most recent.

#1 best knownJacques TatiFilm, TV & Stage · 1907–1982
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Tati
57 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1834
René Clérel de Tocqueville
Youngest
1924
Pierre Régis
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Le Pecq’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Le Pecq

Leaders take two of the three places.

Jacques Tati#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jacques Tati

1907–1982

French filmmaker (1907-1982)

57 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PR#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Régis

1924–1999

French politician and teacher (1924-1999)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
René Clérel de Tocqueville#3
Politics & Law

René Clérel de Tocqueville

1834–1917

French politician (1834-1917)

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

What Le Pecq is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

Saint-Germain-en-Laye has the longest list next door: 172.

Questions about famous people from Le Pecq

Who is the most famous person from Le Pecq?

Jacques Tati (French filmmaker (1907-1982)) is the best known by our measure: 57 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Régis and René Clérel de Tocqueville.

How many famous people were born in Le Pecq?

3 people born in Le Pecq have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Le Pecq known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Pecq?

René Clérel de Tocqueville, born in 1834. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.

Who counts as from Le Pecq?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Pecq 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)

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.