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Famous people · Arleux, Nord

2 famous people were born in Arleux from 1785 to 1907

At the top of the list is the French historian André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French association football player Pierre Parmentier. André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay was born in 1785. Within 7 mi, Douai lists the most: 158, with Charles Alexandre de Calonne first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1785
André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay
Youngest
1907
Pierre Parmentier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Arleux

AG#1
Writing & Arts

André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay

1785–1863

French historian (1785-1863)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PP#2
Sports

Pierre Parmentier

1907–1977

French association football player (1907–1977)

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

What Arleux is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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

Close by, the fullest list is Douai’s, at 158 names.

Questions about famous people from Arleux

Who is the most famous person from Arleux?

André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay (French historian (1785-1863)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Parmentier.

How many famous people were born in Arleux?

2 people born in Arleux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Arleux known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arleux?

André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay, born in 1785. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.

Who counts as from Arleux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arleux 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 (2)

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.