Emmanuelle Farcy
born 1976French racing cyclist
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 4.0Most widely known is Emmanuelle Farcy, the French racing cyclist, with an article in one language. The only other name is the French bicycle racer Olivier Vantielcke. Dunkerque, 7 mi off, can claim 148 famous people, the best known Kristina Mladenovic. The list runs from Olivier Vantielcke, born in 1959, to Emmanuelle Farcy, born in 1976.
French racing cyclist
French bicycle racer
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Dunkerque · 7 miKristina Mladenovic & 147 more
Bergues · 8 miCharles Pacôme & 18 more
Grande-Synthe · 10 miLucas Pouille & 15 more
Ghyvelde · 2 miFrédéric Jansoone & 3 moreBCCoudekerque-Branche · 7 miBarthélémy Chinenyeze & 3 morePNHondschoote · 7 miPierre-Antoine Herwyn de Nevèle & 3 more
Leffrinckoucke · 4 miMichel Hidalgo & 1 more
Cappelle-la-Grande · 8 miAlain Vasseur & 1 moreEmmanuelle Farcy (French racing cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Olivier Vantielcke.
2 people born in Bray-Dunes 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.
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Olivier Vantielcke, born in 1959. The youngest on the list was born in 1976.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bray-Dunes 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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