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Famous people · Cysoing, Nord

Cysoing’s famous people span 198 years: 6 births from 1741 to 1939

Most widely known is Marie-Dominique Philippe, the French philosopher and theologian, with articles in 9 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the Belle Époque. Marie-Dominique Philippe, the best known, was born in 1912. Per head, the list is long: 12.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Nord has 3.2.

#1 best knownMarie-Dominique PhilippeWriting & Arts · 1912–2006
+4more
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie-Dominique Philippe
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1741
Louis-Joseph Masquelier
Youngest
1939
Marie-Noëlle Colette
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Cysoing

The three are covered in 9, 5 and 4 languages: Marie-Dominique Philippe, Thomas Philippe and Louis-Joseph Masquelier.

Marie-Dominique Philippe#1
Writing & Arts

Marie-Dominique Philippe

1912–2006

French philosopher and theologian (1912-2006)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Thomas Philippe#2
Faith

Thomas Philippe

1905–1993

French Catholic priest (1905–1993)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LM#3
Writing & Arts

Louis-Joseph Masquelier

1741–1811

French engraver (1741–1811)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Cysoing’s famous people were born

The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Marie-Noëlle ColetteClotaire DelourmeLouis-Joseph Masquelier
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Cysoing is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cysoing

The rest number 3, with 2 leaders among them.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Cysoing

Who is the most famous person from Cysoing?

Marie-Dominique Philippe (French philosopher and theologian (1912-2006)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Thomas Philippe and Louis-Joseph Masquelier.

How many famous people were born in Cysoing?

6 people born in Cysoing have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Cysoing known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cysoing?

Louis-Joseph Masquelier, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.

Who counts as from Cysoing?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cysoing 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 (4)

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.