Louis Blériot tops a list of 101 famous people born in Cambrai

Louis Blériot (French aviator, inventor and engineer (1872–1936)) is the best known by our measure: 56 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles-François Dumouriez and Henri de Lubac.

101 people born in Cambrai have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 172 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, writers and artists: 28 of the 101. That is 28% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Noé Faignient, born in 1537. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cambrai 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.