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Famous people · Gommegnies, Nord

Gommegnies’ famous people span 129 years: 4 births from 1862 to 1991

At the top of the list is the French head of the Prefecture of Police Célestin Hennion, covered in 6 languages. Geneviève Colot is second and René Jouglet third. Only 67 of the 279 towns in Nord with anyone on record list more. The list’s best known name, Célestin Hennion, dates from 1862.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Célestin Hennion
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1862
Célestin Hennion
Youngest
1991
MattRach
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Gommegnies

Two of the three are leaders.

CH#1
Politics & Law

Célestin Hennion

1862–1915

French head of the Prefecture of Police (1862–1915)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GC#2
Politics & Law

Geneviève Colot

born 1950

French politician

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

René Jouglet

1884–1961

French writer (1884-1961)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Gommegnies’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000MattRachRené JougletGeneviève ColotCélestin Hennion
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusic

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

Known for

What Gommegnies is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Gommegnies

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Saint-Saulve lists the most people: 16.

Questions about famous people from Gommegnies

Who is the most famous person from Gommegnies?

Célestin Hennion (French head of the Prefecture of Police (1862–1915)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Geneviève Colot and René Jouglet.

How many famous people were born in Gommegnies?

4 people born in Gommegnies have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Gommegnies known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gommegnies?

Célestin Hennion, born in 1862. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.

Who counts as from Gommegnies?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gommegnies 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.