Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0No one born in Landas has made the famous people list yet
Nearby, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 6 mi away, lists 10, led by Louise de Bettignies. The longest list in Nord is Lille’s, with 717 names. Roubaix has the second-longest list in Nord, after Lille, with 241. In Nord, 279 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Landas (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 Landas yet.
Famous people born near Landas
Of the towns nearby, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux lists the most people: 10.
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux · 6 miLouise de Bettignies & 9 more
Cysoing · 7 miMarie-Dominique Philippe & 5 moreFLMarchiennes · 4 miFélix Labisse & 4 more
Orchies · 2 miPaul Baras & 3 more
Templeuve-en-Pévèle · 7 miLouis Bonnier & 3 moreHPNomain · 3 miHenri Platelle & 2 more
Coutiches · 5 miJosé Catieau & 2 moreLDHasnon · 6 miLouis DutouquetQuestions about famous people from Landas
Who counts as from Landas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Landas 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 (5)
- Louise de Bettignies: H. Gott ? - portraitiste d'époque, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Dominique Philippe: Herwig Reidlinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Baras: Jules Beau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bonnier: Braun, Clément & Cie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- José Catieau: Panini, 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.