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Politics & Law
Pierre Mauroy
1928–201386th Prime Minister of France (1928-2013)
61 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Cartignies, Nord
Cartignies has just one famous person to its name: Pierre Mauroy
Pierre Mauroy was born in 1928. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 61 languages. Nearby, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, 4 mi away, lists 25, led by Eugène Walckiers.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Mauroy
61 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1928
Pierre Mauroy
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
What stands out about Cartignies’ famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cartignies
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Cartignies, with how many people each has.
Avesnes-sur-Helpe · 4 miEugène Walckiers & 24 moreJDFourmies · 10 miJean Delsarte & 15 moreTSHautmont · 12 miTokia Saïfi & 9 more
Landrecies · 8 miJoseph François Dupleix & 7 moreAPAulnoye-Aymeries · 8 miAntoine Pazur & 3 more
Wignehies · 9 miQuentin Tanis & 3 moreCBerlaimont · 8 miChomo & 2 morePMTrélon · 12 miPascal Meunier & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Cartignies
Who is the most famous person from Cartignies?
Pierre Mauroy (86th Prime Minister of France (1928-2013)) is the best known by our measure: 61 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Cartignies?
1 people born in Cartignies have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cartignies known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Cartignies?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cartignies 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 (3)
- Eugène Walckiers: Fdelbrayelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph François Dupleix: Antoine Louis François Sergent dit Sergent-Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quentin Tanis: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.