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Famous people · Thumeries, Nord

Thumeries counts 4 famous people, first among them Louis Malle

Best known of all is Louis Malle, written about in 54 languages. Close behind are Alexandre Coget and Ferdinand Béghin. Born in 1774, Alexandre Coget is the first name on record, and Thierry Denneulin, born in 1954, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 279 towns in Nord with famous people list more.

#1 best knownLouis MalleFilm, TV & Stage · 1932–1995
+2more
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Malle
54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1774
Alexandre Coget
Youngest
1954
Thierry Denneulin
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person

What stands out about Thumeries’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Thumeries

Three names lead: Louis Malle (54 languages), Alexandre Coget (1) and Ferdinand Béghin (1).

Louis Malle#1
Film, TV & Stage

Louis Malle

1932–1995

French film director, screenwriter, and producer (1932-1995)

54 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AC#2
Politics & Law

Alexandre Coget

1774–1844

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Ferdinand Béghin#3
Business

Ferdinand Béghin

1902–1994

French sugar and papper industrialist (1902-1994)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Thumeries’ famous people were born

Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Thierry DenneulinFerdinand BéghinAlexandre Coget
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusinessSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Thumeries is known for

Share of Thumeries’ famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Thumeries

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Wahagnies: 4.

Questions about famous people from Thumeries

Who is the most famous person from Thumeries?

Louis Malle (French film director, screenwriter, and producer (1932-1995)) is the best known by our measure: 54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandre Coget and Ferdinand Béghin.

How many famous people were born in Thumeries?

4 people born in Thumeries have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Thumeries known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Thumeries?

Alexandre Coget, born in 1774. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Thumeries?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thumeries 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)

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.