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Famous people · Le Vésinet, Yvelines

10 famous people were born in Le Vésinet, more of them performers than in most towns

At the top of the list is the French actor and theatre director Jean-Louis Barrault, covered in 42 languages. Jacques Herlin and Lucy Arbell follow. 6 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Lucy Arbell, born in 1878, the newest to Sylvine Delannoy, born in 1929.

#1 best knownJean-Louis BarraultFilm, TV & Stage · 1910–1994
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Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Louis Barrault
42 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1878
Lucy Arbell
Youngest
1929
Sylvine Delannoy
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people

What stands out about Le Vésinet’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Le Vésinet is known for

Set against the usual town, performers come out 4.7 times as common.

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

The best known

Born in Le Vésinet

Two of the three are performers.

Jean-Louis Barrault#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jean-Louis Barrault

1910–1994

French actor and theatre director (1910–1994)

42 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JH#2
Film, TV & Stage

Jacques Herlin

1927–2014

French actor (1924–2014)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Lucy Arbell#3
Music

Lucy Arbell

1878–1947

French singer (1878-1947)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Le Vésinet’s famous people were born

The 1920s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Jacques HerlinJean-Louis BarraultJean Hérard
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicSportsWriting & Arts

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Le Vésinet

Of the other 7, 3 are leaders.

RQ

Roger Quenolle

1925–2004

French association football player and manager (1925-2004)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Saint-Germain-en-Laye has the most on record, with 172.

Questions about famous people from Le Vésinet

Who is the most famous person from Le Vésinet?

Jean-Louis Barrault (French actor and theatre director (1910–1994)) is the best known by our measure: 42 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Herlin and Lucy Arbell.

How many famous people were born in Le Vésinet?

10 people born in Le Vésinet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 35 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 Vésinet known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 4 of the 10. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

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

Lucy Arbell, born in 1878. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Le Vésinet?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Vésinet 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 (10)

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.