1340-1418), reputed alchemist, probably born here Jérémy Labor (b. 1992), footballer Christophe Lebon (b. 1982), swimmer Luc Loubaki, basketball player Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859-1938), Father of modern speleology Guiday Mendy (b. 1986), basketball player Aly Ndom, footballer Camille Pissarro, painter Yoann Rapinier, athlete Jacques Vallée, author, ufologist and former astronomer Jean-Éric Vergne, former Formula One driver currently competing in Formula E St William of Pontoise, hermit Rabbi Moses of Pontoise, 12th-century disciple of Rabbeinu Tam and mentioned in several Tosafot. Moussa Dembélé (French footballer), footballer Liza del Sierra, pornographic actress. A famous religious sister, Blessed Marie de l'Incarnation (1566-1618), formerly known as Madame Acarie, the foundress of the Reformed Carmelites in France, lived, died and was buried here in the Carmelite Monastery. William of Pontoise (d. 1192), medieval Benedictine Yacine Qasmi , moroccan footballer See also Communes of the Val-d'Oise department References External links Pontoise official website Tourism in Pontoise Communes of Val-d'Oise Subprefectures in France Cergy-Pontoise Val-d'Oise communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia