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Famous people · Pecquencourt, Nord

Pecquencourt has just one famous person to its name: Jean Degros

The French basketball player Jean Degros was born in 1939. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. 4 languages have an article about them. Just 3 mi away, Somain’s list holds 18 names, Valérie Bonneton the best known.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Degros
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1939
Jean Degros
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Pecquencourt

JD#1
Sports

Jean Degros

born 1939

French basketball player (born 1939)

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

The longest list nearby is Somain’s, with 18.

Questions about famous people from Pecquencourt

Who is the most famous person from Pecquencourt?

Jean Degros (French basketball player (born 1939)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Pecquencourt?

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

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Pecquencourt?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pecquencourt 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).

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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.