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Famous people · Abscon, Nord

2 famous people were born in Abscon

At the top of the list is the French politician Joseph Bouliez, covered in 2 languages. The other is Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc, the French lithographer. Over 68 years of births, the list goes from Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc (1823) to Joseph Bouliez (1891). For more famous names, Denain is 4 mi away: its list has 29, led by Fabien Gilot.

#1 best knownJoseph BouliezPolitics & Law · 1891–1942
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Bouliez
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1823
Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc
Youngest
1891
Joseph Bouliez
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Abscon

Joseph Bouliez#1
Politics & Law

Joseph Bouliez

1891–1942

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉB#2
Writing & Arts

Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc

1823–1902

French lithographer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Abscon is known for

Share of Abscon’s famous people in each field.

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 fullest list close by belongs to Denain, with 29.

Questions about famous people from Abscon

Who is the most famous person from Abscon?

Joseph Bouliez (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc.

How many famous people were born in Abscon?

2 people born in Abscon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Abscon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Abscon?

Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1891.

Who counts as from Abscon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Abscon 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 (6)

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.