Achille Blondeau
1925–2019French miner, resistance fighter and trade unionist
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Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0With articles in 2 languages, Achille Blondeau is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Jean Levandowski and Joseph Carlier. Just 3 mi away, Douai’s list holds 158 names, Charles Alexandre de Calonne the best known. From Achille Blondeau to Joseph Carlier, the births on the list run from 1925 to 1931.
Two of the three are athletes.
French miner, resistance fighter and trade unionist
French association football player
French association football player (1931-2012)
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, Douai counts 158 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Douai · 3 miCharles Alexandre de Calonne & 157 more
Noyelles-Godault · 3 miMaurice Thorez & 4 more
Waziers · 3 miGeorges Pretre & 4 more
Courcelles-lès-Lens · 2 miAnnie Sugier & 2 moreMALeforest · 2 miMarie-Paul Armand & 1 moreADRaimbeaucourt · 2 miAndré Doye & 1 moreJPÉvin-Malmaison · 2 miJoseph PiatekALCuincy · 2 miAndré Joseph LemaireAchille Blondeau (French miner, resistance fighter and trade unionist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Levandowski and Joseph Carlier.
3 people born in Auby have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Achille Blondeau, born in 1925. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Auby 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.
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