Arras, birthplace of Maximilien de Robespierre and 123 more famous people

Maximilien de Robespierre (French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)) is the best known by our measure: 133 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Benoît Assou-Ekotto and Augustin de Robespierre.

124 people born in Arras have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 223 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 40 of the 124. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Jean IV de Brabant, born in 1403. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arras 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.

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.