Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick · CC BY-SA 3.0Cuincy has just one famous person to its name: André Joseph Lemaire
In 1738, the French general André Joseph Lemaire was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Of its neighbours, Douai, 1 mi away, lists the most: 158, Charles Alexandre de Calonne first.
Born in Cuincy
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Douai lists the most people: 158.
Douai · 1 miCharles Alexandre de Calonne & 157 morePBSin-le-Noble · 3 miPierre-Jules Boulanger & 8 more
Waziers · 3 miGeorges Pretre & 4 more
Noyelles-Godault · 4 miMaurice Thorez & 4 more
Lambres-lez-Douai · 2 miVictoire Berteau & 2 moreABAuby · 2 miAchille Blondeau & 2 moreATCourchelettes · 3 miAlfred Trannin & 2 more
Courcelles-lès-Lens · 3 miAnnie Sugier & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Cuincy
Who is the most famous person from Cuincy?
André Joseph Lemaire (French general) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Cuincy?
1 people born in Cuincy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Cuincy known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Cuincy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cuincy 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 (5)
- Charles Alexandre de Calonne: Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Pretre: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Thorez: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoire Berteau: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Sugier: Nano GoleSorkh, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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