RB#1
Science & Medicine
Raymond Bonnardel
1901–1988French psychologist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Spedona · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Limay, Yvelines
2 famous people call Limay their birthplace
The best known is the French psychologist Raymond Bonnardel, with an article in one language. The other is Rosalie Magnon, the French photographer. Within 2 mi, Mantes-la-Jolie lists the most: 61, with Nicolas Pépé first. Over 60 years of births, the list goes from Rosalie Magnon (1841) to Raymond Bonnardel (1901).
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raymond Bonnardel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1841
Rosalie Magnon
Youngest
1901
Raymond Bonnardel
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Limay
RM#2
Writing & Arts
Rosalie Magnon
1841–1922French photographer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Limay is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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
The longest list nearby is Mantes-la-Jolie’s, with 61.
Questions about famous people from Limay
Who is the most famous person from Limay?
Raymond Bonnardel (French psychologist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Rosalie Magnon.
How many famous people were born in Limay?
2 people born in Limay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Limay known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Limay?
Rosalie Magnon, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
Who counts as from Limay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Limay 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 (2)
- Lionel Ray: Pkobel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maximilien de Béthune: Unidentified painter, Public domain, 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.