#1Sports
José Catieau
1946–2023Road bicycle racer (1946–2023)
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Coutiches, Nord
3 famous people come from Coutiches, José Catieau the best known
Articles in 11 languages make the road bicycle racer José Catieau the best known. Behind the leader come Bernard Peugniez and Ernest Desmoutier. Of its neighbours, Marchiennes, 4 mi away, lists the most: 5, Félix Labisse first. Per head, the list is long: 8.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Nord has 3.2.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
José Catieau
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Ernest Desmoutier
Youngest
1947
Bernard Peugniez
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Coutiches
Languages with an article: 11 for José Catieau, 2 for Bernard Peugniez, 1 for Ernest Desmoutier.
#1BP#2
Writing & Arts
Bernard Peugniez
born 1947French author
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ED#3
Politics & Law
Ernest Desmoutier
1759–1827French politician (1759-1827)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Coutiches is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 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
Of the towns nearby, Marchiennes lists the most people: 5.
Questions about famous people from Coutiches
Who is the most famous person from Coutiches?
José Catieau (Road bicycle racer (1946–2023)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bernard Peugniez and Ernest Desmoutier.
How many famous people were born in Coutiches?
3 people born in Coutiches have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Coutiches known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coutiches?
Ernest Desmoutier, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
Who counts as from Coutiches?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coutiches 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)
- José Catieau: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Baras: Jules Beau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Delmotte: Felineda, 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.