Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0Famous people from Petite-Forêt
Within 2 mi, Valenciennes lists the most: 202, with Antoine Watteau first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Petite-Forêt. Lille’s 717 names make the longest list in Nord. After Lille, the next longest list in Nord is Roubaix’s, with 241.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Petite-Forêt (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Petite-Forêt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Petite-Forêt
The neighbour with the most names is Valenciennes, at 202.
Valenciennes · 2 miAntoine Watteau & 201 more
Anzin · 1 miLouis Thiétard & 15 more
Saint-Saulve · 3 miMarion Rousse & 15 more
Trith-Saint-Léger · 3 miDaniel Leclercq & 6 more
Wallers · 3 miÉdouard Wojciak & 5 moreGBRaismes · 2 miGaston Blanquart & 4 moreJDAulnoy-lez-Valenciennes · 3 miJean Dauby & 2 moreLGHérin · 2 miLéon Guéry & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Petite-Forêt
Who counts as from Petite-Forêt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Petite-Forêt 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 (5)
- Antoine Watteau: Rosalba Carriera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Thiétard: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Rousse: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Leclercq: Mickael Denet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Wojciak: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.