Named after the rue Oberkampf, which honours Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (1738–1815).
Born in Germany, Oberkampf came to Paris in 1758 to work as an engraver, then colourist, in a fabric-printing workshop at the Arsenal. He went on to found the royal factory at Jouy-en-Josas where the toile de Jouy was made. The street, once the rue (or chemin) de Ménilmontant, was given his name on 24 August 1864.