Warlaing has yet to put a famous person on the list
The nearest list is in Somain, 4 mi away: 18 names, starting with Valérie Bonneton. 279 of the towns in Nord list at least one person. Lille’s 717 names make the longest list in Nord. After Lille, the next longest list in Nord is Roubaix’s, with 241.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Warlaing (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 Warlaing yet.
Famous people born near Warlaing
Of the towns around it, Somain has the most on record: 18.
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux · 5 miLouise de Bettignies & 9 more
Wallers · 4 miÉdouard Wojciak & 5 moreFLMarchiennes · 2 miFélix Labisse & 4 more
Orchies · 5 miPaul Baras & 3 moreJDHaveluy · 5 miJean-Baptiste Delille & 1 moreLDHasnon · 3 miLouis Dutouquet
Hornaing · 3 miAlexis CaresmelQuestions about famous people from Warlaing
Who counts as from Warlaing?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Warlaing 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 (4)
- Louise de Bettignies: H. Gott ? - portraitiste d'époque, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Wojciak: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Baras: Jules Beau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Caresmel: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, 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.