No famous person yet from Thiennes
Hazebrouck, 6 mi off, can claim 34 famous people, the best known Albert Vanhoye. 279 towns across Nord can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Nord is Lille’s, with 717 names. After Lille, the next longest list in Nord is Roubaix’s, with 241.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Thiennes (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 Thiennes yet.
Famous people born near Thiennes
Nearby, Hazebrouck has the most on record, with 34.
Hazebrouck · 6 miAlbert Vanhoye & 33 moreYLAire-sur-la-Lys · 3 miYoann Lachor & 12 more
Lillers · 6 miHenri Leconte & 6 moreODMerville · 7 miOdette Duriez & 4 moreMOIsbergues · 2 miMarcel Ourdouillié & 3 more
Saint-Venant · 4 miCharles-Louis-Félix Franchot & 1 moreJLVieux-Berquin · 8 miJules-Auguste Lemire & 1 moreJRBurbure · 8 miJean Réveillon & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Thiennes
Who counts as from Thiennes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thiennes 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 (3)
- Albert Vanhoye: w:fr:Utilisateur:jmsaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Leconte: Andrew Campbell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles-Louis-Félix Franchot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.