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Politics & Law
Thierry Frappé
born 1952French politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Forest-sur-Marque, Nord
One famous person was born in Forest-sur-Marque
In 1952, the French politician Thierry Frappé was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 3 languages have an article about them. Within 4 mi, Roubaix lists the most: 241, with Bernard Arnault first.
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Thierry Frappé
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1952
Thierry Frappé
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Forest-sur-Marque
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Roubaix counts 241 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Roubaix · 4 miBernard Arnault & 240 moreCDCroix · 3 miCorinne Diacre & 28 moreAFVilleneuve-d'Ascq · 2 miAlexis Flips & 21 more
Hem · 2 miFrançoise Leclercq & 5 moreMBMons-en-Barœul · 4 miMichel Butor & 4 moreGLLys-lez-Lannoy · 3 miGilbert Lannoy & 3 moreADToufflers · 3 miAndré DesmulliezRDSainghin-en-Mélantois · 3 miRoger DuquesnoyQuestions about famous people from Forest-sur-Marque
Who is the most famous person from Forest-sur-Marque?
Thierry Frappé (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Forest-sur-Marque?
1 people born in Forest-sur-Marque have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Forest-sur-Marque 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 Forest-sur-Marque?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Forest-sur-Marque 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 (2)
- Bernard Arnault: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Françoise Leclercq: Femmes françaises, 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.