GD#1
Politics & Law
Gustave Dron
1856–1930French politician (1856-1930)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Marcoing, Nord
From 1734 to 1856, Marcoing was the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the French politician Gustave Dron, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Charles Philippe Mallet. Cambrai, 5 mi away, has 101 on its list, the best known Louis Blériot. No town in Nord lists more than Lille, with 717.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gustave Dron
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1734
Charles Philippe Mallet
Youngest
1856
Gustave Dron
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Marcoing
CM#2
Politics & Law
Charles Philippe Mallet
1734–1811French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Cambrai counts 101 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Marcoing
Who is the most famous person from Marcoing?
Gustave Dron (French politician (1856-1930)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Philippe Mallet.
How many famous people were born in Marcoing?
2 people born in Marcoing have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Marcoing known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marcoing?
Charles Philippe Mallet, born in 1734. The youngest on the list was born in 1856.
Who counts as from Marcoing?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marcoing 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 (4)
- Louis Blériot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucienne Bogaert: Anonyme (Photomaton)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Gernez: Copyleft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Didier: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.