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Politics & Law
Emmanuel Lerouge
1904–1944French resistance fighter
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Cuvillers, Nord
Emmanuel Lerouge, born in 1904, is Cuvillers’ famous person on record
Emmanuel Lerouge, the French resistance fighter, was born in 1904. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their story is told in 2 languages. Of its neighbours, Cambrai, 4 mi away, lists the most: 101, Louis Blériot first.
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Emmanuel Lerouge
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1904
Emmanuel Lerouge
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Cuvillers
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Cambrai has the most people on record, 101 of them.
Cambrai · 4 miLouis Blériot & 100 more
Aniche · 7 miLazare Gianessi & 11 more
Bouchain · 5 miTimothée Trimm & 8 more
Avesnes-les-Aubert · 7 miAndré Gernez & 1 moreAGArleux · 7 miAndré-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay & 1 moreRSEscaudœuvres · 3 miRaymond Segard
Proville · 5 miPierre DidierEDMonchecourt · 6 miErnest DelilleQuestions about famous people from Cuvillers
Who is the most famous person from Cuvillers?
Emmanuel Lerouge (French resistance fighter) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Cuvillers?
1 people born in Cuvillers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cuvillers 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 Cuvillers?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cuvillers 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)
- Louis Blériot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lazare Gianessi: UDAFAN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothée Trimm: Unknown Unknown . Upload, stitch and restoration by Jebulon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Gernez: Copyleft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Didier: Ji-Elle, 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.