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Famous people · Sebourg, Nord

2 famous people were born in Sebourg

At the top of the list is the French footballer Jean-Philippe Dehon, covered in 4 languages. The other is Paul Bécue, the French politician. The nearest list is in Valenciennes, 6 mi away: 202 names, starting with Antoine Watteau. From Paul Bécue in 1904 to Jean-Philippe Dehon in 1956, the births cover 52 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Philippe Dehon
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1904
Paul Bécue
Youngest
1956
Jean-Philippe Dehon
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Sebourg

JD#1
Sports

Jean-Philippe Dehon

born 1956

French footballer

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PB#2
Politics & Law

Paul Bécue

1904–1980

French politician (1904-1980)

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

What Sebourg is known for

Share of Sebourg’s famous people in each field.

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

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Sebourg

Who is the most famous person from Sebourg?

Jean-Philippe Dehon (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Bécue.

How many famous people were born in Sebourg?

2 people born in Sebourg have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Sebourg known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sebourg?

Paul Bécue, born in 1904. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.

Who counts as from Sebourg?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sebourg 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.