#1Marie-Dominique Philippe
1912–2006French philosopher and theologian (1912-2006)
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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.
The three are covered in 9, 5 and 4 languages: Marie-Dominique Philippe, Thomas Philippe and Louis-Joseph Masquelier.
#1French philosopher and theologian (1912-2006)
#2French Catholic priest (1905–1993)
French engraver (1741–1811)
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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.
The rest number 3, with 2 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
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.
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.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Louis-Joseph Masquelier, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.
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.
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).
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