Of the 717 famous people born in Lille, none is better known than Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle (French general and statesman (1890–1970)) is the best known by our measure: 222 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Perrin and Raphaël Varane.

717 people born in Lille have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 1,098 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 228 of the 717. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Baudouin de Bourgogne, born in 1446. The youngest on the list was born in 2007.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lille 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.

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.