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Famous people · Trith-Saint-Léger, Nord

7 famous people from Trith-Saint-Léger, many of them athletes

The best known is the French footballer Daniel Leclercq, with articles in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are Aimable and Frédéric Wallerant. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 6 in all. Per head, the list is long: 11.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Nord has 3.2.

#1 best knownDaniel LeclercqSports · 1949–2019
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Daniel Leclercq
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1858
Frédéric Wallerant
Youngest
1954
Patrick Jeskowiak
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Trith-Saint-Léger’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Trith-Saint-Léger is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 3.8 times.

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

The best known

Born in Trith-Saint-Léger

Daniel Leclercq, Aimable and Frédéric Wallerant are written about in 18, 4 and 4 languages.

Daniel Leclercq#1
Sports

Daniel Leclercq

1949–2019

French footballer (1949-2019)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Aimable#2
Music

Aimable

1922–1997

French accordion player (1922–1997)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FW#3
Notable

Frédéric Wallerant

1858–1936

French mineralogist (1858-1936)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Trith-Saint-Léger’s famous people were born

The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950André RolandAimableMarcel DewolfFrédéric WallerantDaniel Leclercq
SportsMusicNotable

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Trith-Saint-Léger

Of the other 4, 4 are athletes.

MD

Marcel Dewolf

1919–1999

French gymnast (1919-1999)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Valenciennes has the longest list next door: 202.

Questions about famous people from Trith-Saint-Léger

Who is the most famous person from Trith-Saint-Léger?

Daniel Leclercq (French footballer (1949-2019)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Aimable and Frédéric Wallerant.

How many famous people were born in Trith-Saint-Léger?

7 people born in Trith-Saint-Léger have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Trith-Saint-Léger known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 7. That is 71% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Trith-Saint-Léger?

Frédéric Wallerant, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Trith-Saint-Léger?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Trith-Saint-Léger 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.