Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 4.0No one born in Leers has made the famous people list yet
Nearby, Roubaix, 3 mi away, lists 241, led by Bernard Arnault. Famous people are on record for 279 of the towns in Nord. The longest list in Nord is Lille’s, with 717 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Leers (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Leers as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Leers
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Roubaix · 3 miBernard Arnault & 240 more
Tourcoing · 5 miYohan Cabaye & 126 moreCDCroix · 4 miCorinne Diacre & 28 more
Wattrelos · 2 miHector Tiberghien & 22 more
Hem · 3 miFrançoise Leclercq & 5 moreGLLys-lez-Lannoy · 1 miGilbert Lannoy & 3 more
Wasquehal · 5 miHenri Dorgères & 3 moreADToufflers · 2 miAndré DesmulliezQuestions about famous people from Leers
Who counts as from Leers?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Leers 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)
- Bernard Arnault: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yohan Cabaye: Stanislav Vedmid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hector Tiberghien: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Françoise Leclercq: Femmes françaises, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Dorgères: Agence de presse Meurisse, 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.