#1Lazare Gianessi
1925–2009French footballer (1925-2009)
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Most widely known is Lazare Gianessi, the French footballer, with articles in 16 languages. 5 of them were born in the Belle Époque, more than in any other period. Robert Eugène des Rotours, born in 1833, is the earliest name and Audrey Françaix, born in 1980, the latest. For every 10,000 residents there are 12 on the list, well above the typical Nord town’s 3.2.
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Two of the three are leaders.
#1French footballer (1925-2009)
French politician (1922–1981)
French politician (1905-1966)
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
A further 9 follow, born between 1833 and 1980.






No one matches both filters.
Somain has the longest list next door: 18.
Lazare Gianessi (French footballer (1925-2009)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Norbert Ségard and Georges Sarazin.
12 people born in Aniche have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 12. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Robert Eugène des Rotours, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aniche 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.
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).
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.