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Famous people · Nomain, Nord

Nomain is the birthplace of 3 famous people

The best known is the French historian and Catholic priest Henri Platelle, with articles in 3 languages. The French politician Louis Guislain ranks second, ahead of Marcel Guislain. Cysoing, 5 mi away, has 6 on its list, the best known Marie-Dominique Philippe. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.3 on the list, well above the typical Nord town’s 3.2.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Platelle
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1855
Louis Guislain
Youngest
1921
Henri Platelle
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Nomain

Henri Platelle has articles in 3 languages, Louis Guislain in 2 and Marcel Guislain in 1.

HP#1
Writing & Arts

Henri Platelle

1921–2011

French historian and catholic priest (1921–2011)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LG#2
Politics & Law

Louis Guislain

1855–1929

French politician (1855-1929)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MG#3
Politics & Law

Marcel Guislain

1899–1986

French politician (1899-1986)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Nomain is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Cysoing, with 6.

Questions about famous people from Nomain

Who is the most famous person from Nomain?

Henri Platelle (French historian and catholic priest (1921–2011)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Guislain and Marcel Guislain.

How many famous people were born in Nomain?

3 people born in Nomain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Nomain known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nomain?

Louis Guislain, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.

Who counts as from Nomain?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nomain 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.