Famous people near Gussignies: 16 in Saint-Saulve
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Gussignies. Famous people are on record for 279 of the towns in Nord. Lille has the most of any town in Nord: 717. After Lille, the next longest list in Nord is Roubaix’s, with 241.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Gussignies (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gussignies yet.
Famous people born near Gussignies
Saint-Saulve leads the towns around it, with 16 names.
Saint-Saulve · 8 miMarion Rousse & 15 moreTSHautmont · 10 miTokia Saïfi & 9 more
Quarouble · 7 miÉleuthère Mascart & 4 more
Onnaing · 7 miAli Fergani & 2 more
Le Quesnoy · 8 miJacqueline de Hainaut & 2 moreCMFeignies · 8 miChristine Marin & 2 moreCBerlaimont · 10 miChomo & 2 moreJDAulnoy-lez-Valenciennes · 10 miJean Dauby & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Gussignies
Who counts as from Gussignies?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gussignies 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)
- Marion Rousse: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Éleuthère Mascart: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ali Fergani: JSK-Football, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline de Hainaut: anonymous, 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.