Candice Patou
born 1947French actress
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Most widely known is Candice Patou, the French actress, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Antoine François Carpentier, the French politician. Within 6 mi, Hazebrouck lists the most: 34, with Albert Vanhoye first. The list’s best known name, Candice Patou, dates from 1947.
French actress
French politician (1739-1817)
Share of Haverskerque’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns nearby, Hazebrouck lists the most people: 34.
Hazebrouck · 6 miAlbert Vanhoye & 33 moreYLAire-sur-la-Lys · 6 miYoann Lachor & 12 more
Lillers · 6 miHenri Leconte & 6 moreODMerville · 4 miOdette Duriez & 4 more
Estaires · 8 miHenri Delassus & 4 moreMOIsbergues · 4 miMarcel Ourdouillié & 3 more
Lestrem · 6 miCyrille Rose & 2 more
Saint-Venant · 1 miCharles-Louis-Félix Franchot & 1 moreCandice Patou (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine François Carpentier.
2 people born in Haverskerque have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Antoine François Carpentier, born in 1739. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Haverskerque 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.
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