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Famous people · Marly, Nord

Marly is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 5 languages make the French basketball player Roger Haudegand the best known. The only other name is the Italian cyclist Elio Gerussi. Nearby, Valenciennes, 2 mi away, lists 202, led by Antoine Watteau. The oldest name on the list belongs to Roger Haudegand, born in 1932, the newest to Elio Gerussi, born in 1935.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roger Haudegand
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1932
Roger Haudegand
Youngest
1935
Elio Gerussi
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Marly

RH#1
Sports

Roger Haudegand

1932–2017

French basketball player (1932–2017)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EG#2
Sports

Elio Gerussi

1935–1988

Italian cyclist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Valenciennes’, with 202.

Questions about famous people from Marly

Who is the most famous person from Marly?

Roger Haudegand (French basketball player (1932–2017)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Elio Gerussi.

How many famous people were born in Marly?

2 people born in Marly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Marly known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marly?

Roger Haudegand, born in 1932. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.

Who counts as from Marly?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marly 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 (6)

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.