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Famous people · Allouagne, Pas-de-Calais

One famous person was born in Allouagne

The French politician Charles-Joseph Delrue was born in 1760. That places their birth before the Revolution. One language has an article about them so far. Nearby, Auchel, 2 mi away, lists 15, led by Xavier Beauvois.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles-Joseph Delrue
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1760
Charles-Joseph Delrue
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Allouagne

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Politics & Law

Charles-Joseph Delrue

1760–1821

French politician (1760-1821)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Auchel counts 15 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Allouagne

Who is the most famous person from Allouagne?

Charles-Joseph Delrue (French politician (1760-1821)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Allouagne?

1 people born in Allouagne 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 Allouagne known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Allouagne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Allouagne 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).

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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.