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Famous people · Lannoy, Nord

Lannoy counts 3 famous people, first among them Jean Piat

The best known is the French actor and author Jean Piat, with articles in 14 languages. The next two names are Léon Debouverie and Maurice Herbaux. The list runs from Léon Debouverie, born in 1889, to Jean Piat, born in 1924. Bernard Arnault tops the 241 names on record in Roubaix, 2 mi away.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Piat
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1889
Léon Debouverie
Youngest
1924
Jean Piat
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Lannoy

By how many languages cover them, Jean Piat comes first (14), then Léon Debouverie (4) and Maurice Herbaux (1).

JP#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jean Piat

1924–2018

French actor and author (1924–2018)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LD#2
Politics & Law

Léon Debouverie

1889–1950

French politician

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

Maurice Herbaux

1890–1926

French sculptor (1890-1926)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Lannoy is known for

The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Roubaix leads the towns around it, with 241 names.

Questions about famous people from Lannoy

Who is the most famous person from Lannoy?

Jean Piat (French actor and author (1924–2018)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon Debouverie and Maurice Herbaux.

How many famous people were born in Lannoy?

3 people born in Lannoy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Lannoy known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lannoy?

Léon Debouverie, born in 1889. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.

Who counts as from Lannoy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lannoy 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.