Notable people
Manuel Aeschlimann (born 1964), National Assembly deputy and Mayor of Asnières
Henri Barbusse (1873–1935), politician and writer, a street in the town was named after him
Maurice Hewitt (1884–1971), violinist
William Gallas (born 1977), footballer
Frédéric Gorny (born 1973), actor
Ginette Keller (1925–2010), composer
Axel Ngando (born 1993), footballer
Barbara Pravi (born 1993), singer
Gaston Rivierre (1862–1942), cyclist
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), painter
The old château was the death place of Anne Marie Victoire de Bourbon (1675–1700), daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon and thus grand daughter of le Grand Condé, cousin to Louis XIV.
The Franco-Irish composer and pianist George O'Kelly died here in 1914.
Louis Vuitton opened his first workshop and resided here until his death. The workshop still stands today and some emblematic pieces are still made there (rigid trunks, leather models).
The Hutu Rwandan businessman and suspected war criminal Félicien Kabuga was arrested here on 16 May 2020 after 26 years as a fugitive for crimes against humanity committed during the Rwandan genocide. Specifically, he is accused of funding the genocide as well as buying thousands of machetes and importing them into Rwanda for use as weapons to kill Tutsis during the genocide.
