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Famous people · Linselles, Nord

Linselles’ famous people span 242 years: 8 births from 1735 to 1977

Most widely known is Patrick Gallois, the French flutist and conductor, with articles in 12 languages. The French basketball player Jean-Pierre Staelens ranks second, ahead of Arnaud-Dominique Houte. The largest group, 4, was born between 1914 and 1969. The list comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.2 in the typical town in Nord.

#3 best knownArnaud-Dominique HouteWriting & Arts · born 1977
+6more
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Patrick Gallois
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1735
Pierre-François Lepoutre
Youngest
1977
Arnaud-Dominique Houte
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people

What stands out about Linselles’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Linselles’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Paul DelmotteArnaud-Dominique Houte
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicSportsFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Linselles

Patrick Gallois leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Jean-Pierre Staelens (5) and Arnaud-Dominique Houte (2).

PG#1
Music

Patrick Gallois

born 1956

French flutist and conductor

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JS#2
Sports

Jean-Pierre Staelens

1945–2000

French basketball player (1945–2000)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Arnaud-Dominique Houte#3
Writing & Arts

Arnaud-Dominique Houte

born 1977

French historian

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Linselles is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Linselles

5 more, 3 of them leaders.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Tourcoing has the most on record: 127.

Questions about famous people from Linselles

Who is the most famous person from Linselles?

Patrick Gallois (French flutist and conductor) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Pierre Staelens and Arnaud-Dominique Houte.

How many famous people were born in Linselles?

8 people born in Linselles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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 Linselles known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Linselles?

Pierre-François Lepoutre, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.

Who counts as from Linselles?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Linselles 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)

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.