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Charles Devendeville
1882–1914French swimmer (1882-1914)
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Famous people · Lesquin, Nord
Athletes stand out among the 11 famous people born in Lesquin
Charles Devendeville, the French swimmer, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. The French footballer Pierrick Capelle ranks second, ahead of Vanessa Boslak. Since 1970, 9 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Charles Devendeville, born in 1882, and the youngest Axel Allétru, born in 1990.
Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Devendeville
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1882
Charles Devendeville
Youngest
1990
Axel Allétru
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Lesquin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lesquin is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 3.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Lesquin’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lesquin
By how many languages cover them, Charles Devendeville comes first (17), then Pierrick Capelle (14) and Vanessa Boslak (13).
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8 more names, born between 1951 and 1990.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Lille’s, at 717 names.
CGLille · 4 miCharles de Gaulle & 716 moreAFVilleneuve-d'Ascq · 3 miAlexis Flips & 21 more
Loos · 4 miGustave Danneels & 8 more
Ronchin · 1 miRoger Martin & 5 moreMBMons-en-Barœul · 4 miMichel Butor & 4 more
Faches-Thumesnil · 2 miAlain GrisetRDSainghin-en-Mélantois · 3 miRoger Duquesnoy
Fretin · 3 miMathieu Debuchy
Loos · 4 miGustave Danneels & 8 moreRonchin · 1 miRoger Martin & 5 moreMBMons-en-Barœul · 4 miMichel Butor & 4 moreFaches-Thumesnil · 2 miAlain GrisetRDSainghin-en-Mélantois · 3 miRoger DuquesnoyFretin · 3 miMathieu DebuchyQuestions about famous people from Lesquin
Who is the most famous person from Lesquin?
Charles Devendeville (French swimmer (1882-1914)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierrick Capelle and Vanessa Boslak.
How many famous people were born in Lesquin?
11 people born in Lesquin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Lesquin known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 11. That is 64% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lesquin?
Charles Devendeville, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.
Who counts as from Lesquin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lesquin 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 (7)
- Alexis Zywiecki: Maxb21 me, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Axel Allétru: Team Alletru, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dany Wattebled: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Danneels: Anonymous, for Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Martin: Talchan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Griset: Teemo86, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathieu Debuchy: Ed g2s, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.