Photo: Jérémy Jännick · Public domainNo famous person born in Annay is listed yet
Of its neighbours, Lens, 3 mi away, lists the most: 57, José Beyaert first. In Pas-de-Calais, 228 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Pas-de-Calais is Boulogne-sur-Mer’s, with 164 names. After Boulogne-sur-Mer, the next longest list in Pas-de-Calais is Arras’, with 124.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Annay (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 Annay yet.
Famous people born near Annay
The fullest list close by belongs to Lens, with 57.
Lens · 3 miJosé Beyaert & 56 more
Courrières · 3 miJules Breton & 9 moreBLMontigny-en-Gohelle · 3 miBernard Lech & 5 more
Wingles · 2 miÉmilienne Moreau-Évrard & 3 moreHTFouquières-lès-Lens · 3 miHenri Tincq & 3 moreBLSallaumines · 3 miBruno Léchevin & 3 more
Vendin-le-Vieil · 1 miGérard Jouault & 2 moreMBHarnes · 1 miMonique Baelden-Gorski & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Annay
Who counts as from Annay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Annay 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)
- José Beyaert: Auteur photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Breton: Jules Breton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émilienne Moreau-Évrard: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gérard Jouault: Sablé72, 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.