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Science & Medicine
Ernest Cavro
1880–1973French entomologist (1880-1973)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Lécluse, Nord
Lécluse has just one famous person to its name: Ernest Cavro
The French entomologist Ernest Cavro was born in 1880. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. Just 7 mi away, Douai’s list holds 158 names, Charles Alexandre de Calonne the best known.
Born here
1
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Best known
Ernest Cavro
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1880
Ernest Cavro
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Lécluse
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Douai · 7 miCharles Alexandre de Calonne & 157 morePBSin-le-Noble · 7 miPierre-Jules Boulanger & 8 moreGMVitry-en-Artois · 4 miGilbert Mathon & 2 moreATCourchelettes · 5 miAlfred Trannin & 2 more
Lambres-lez-Douai · 5 miVictoire Berteau & 2 moreAGArleux · 3 miAndré-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay & 1 more
Brebières · 4 miLouis Joseph PilatCDBiache-Saint-Vaast · 5 miCharles DelestraintQuestions about famous people from Lécluse
Who is the most famous person from Lécluse?
Ernest Cavro (French entomologist (1880-1973)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Lécluse?
1 people born in Lécluse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lécluse known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Lécluse?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lécluse 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)
- Charles Alexandre de Calonne: Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoire Berteau: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Joseph Pilat: After Georges Malbeste, 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.