CD#1
Sports
Corinne Diacre
born 1974French football player and manager (born 1974)
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Croix, Nord
Of the 29 famous people born in Croix, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Corinne Diacre, the French football player and manager, with articles in 22 languages. Gustave Sandras and Florian Philippot follow. More than half were born since 1970, 17 in all. From Gustave Sandras to Eloïz, the births on the list run from 1872 to 1999.
Born here
29
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Corinne Diacre
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
Gustave Sandras
Youngest
1999
Eloïz
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Croix’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Croix is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Croix’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 8 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Croix
The three are covered in 22, 22 and 19 languages: Corinne Diacre, Gustave Sandras and Florian Philippot.
#2
#3Politics & Law
Florian Philippot
born 1981French politician and official
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Croix
Of the other 26, 12 are athletes.
Eugène Van der Meersch
1901–1967French politician, mayor of Neuilly (1944-45), petroleum expert, Member of the National Assembly (1958-1962)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
Bérengère Bonte
born 1969French journalist, film director and radio host
Writing & ArtsWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Roubaix has the most on record, with 241.
Roubaix · 1 miBernard Arnault & 240 more
Tourcoing · 3 miYohan Cabaye & 126 more
Wattrelos · 3 miHector Tiberghien & 22 moreAFVilleneuve-d'Ascq · 3 miAlexis Flips & 21 moreRDMarcq-en-Barœul · 3 miRémy Descamps & 12 more
Hem · 2 miFrançoise Leclercq & 5 moreMBMons-en-Barœul · 3 miMichel Butor & 4 more
Wasquehal · 1 miHenri Dorgères & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Croix
Who is the most famous person from Croix?
Corinne Diacre (French football player and manager (born 1974)) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gustave Sandras and Florian Philippot.
How many famous people were born in Croix?
29 people born in Croix have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 60 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
What is Croix known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 14 of the 29. That is 48% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Croix?
Gustave Sandras, born in 1872. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Croix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Croix 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 (15)
- Gustave Sandras: La Vie au Grand Air, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Philippot: Films et documetnaires, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kheira Hamraoui: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Klingande: Amolithis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiona Dutriaux: BoxOfficeFrance, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ghislaine Arabian: Salon Suisse des Goûts et Terroirs, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léa Declercq: DFCO Stats, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Vermeulen: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Déborah Grunwald: Sqwat1509, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Éléonore Cordier: Simonus59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Arnault: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yohan Cabaye: Stanislav Vedmid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hector Tiberghien: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Françoise Leclercq: Femmes françaises, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Dorgères: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, 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.