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Politics & Law
Ernest Lesaffre
1837–1921French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Ohain, Nord
The French politician Ernest Lesaffre is the one famous person from Ohain
Ernest Lesaffre, the French politician, was born in 1837. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in one language. Go 10 mi to Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the list grows to 25, with Eugène Walckiers at the top.
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Ernest Lesaffre
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Ernest Lesaffre
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Avesnes-sur-Helpe’s, at 25 names.
Questions about famous people from Ohain
Who is the most famous person from Ohain?
Ernest Lesaffre (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Ohain?
1 people born in Ohain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ohain known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Ohain?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ohain 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.
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Photo credits (3)
- Eugène Walckiers: Fdelbrayelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Barthélémy: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quentin Tanis: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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