Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY 4.0Famous people from Phalempin
Seclin, 2 mi away, has 28 on its list, the best known André Ayew. So far, no famous person on record was born in Phalempin. 279 of the towns in Nord list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Nord belongs to Lille, with 717.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Phalempin (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Phalempin yet.
Famous people born near Phalempin
Around it, Seclin has the most people on record, 28 of them.
Seclin · 2 miAndré Ayew & 27 more
Wahagnies · 2 miAugustin Laurent & 3 more
Thumeries · 3 miLouis Malle & 3 more
Oignies · 4 miGuy Drut & 3 moreASLibercourt · 2 miAlexandre Stassievitch & 2 more
Carvin · 3 miJacques Secrétin & 2 moreARAvelin · 4 miAlexandre RenardDAAnnœullin · 4 miDominique AlderweireldQuestions about famous people from Phalempin
Who counts as from Phalempin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Phalempin 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)
- André Ayew: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Laurent: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Malle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Drut: Sandro_Calvesi,_Guy_Drut_ed_Eddy_Ottoz.jpg : Unknown author Unknown author derivative work: Agamitsudo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Secrétin: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.