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Famous people · Lallaing, Nord

One famous person was born in Lallaing

Émile Roger, the French politician, was born in 1920. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 2 languages have an article about them. A short trip away, Douai (4 mi) counts 158 famous people, Charles Alexandre de Calonne among them.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Roger
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1920
Émile Roger
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Lallaing

ÉR#1
Politics & Law

Émile Roger

1920–1994

French politician (1920–1994)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Douai’s, with 158.

Questions about famous people from Lallaing

Who is the most famous person from Lallaing?

Émile Roger (French politician (1920–1994)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Lallaing?

1 people born in Lallaing have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Lallaing 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 Lallaing?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lallaing 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 (3)

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.