#1From 1749 to 1948, Audruicq was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Gilbert Brazy, the French aviator, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. Second and third on the list are Florentin Dekeisère and Jean-François Du Broeucq. The list’s best known name, Gilbert Brazy, dates from 1902. Per head, the list is long: 7.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Pas-de-Calais has 2.3.
Born in Audruicq
Two of the three are leaders.
#1Florentin Dekeisère
1791–1862French politician (1791-1862)
Jean-François Du Broeucq
1749–1826French politician
When Audruicq’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Audruicq is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Audruicq
1 more, best known first.

No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Audruicq, with how many people each has.
Calais · 10 miGérard Debreu & 116 more
Gravelines · 8 miFlorian Billant & 7 moreCLArdres · 4 miClaude Lefebvre & 5 more
Bourbourg · 7 miCharles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg & 3 moreBPCoulogne · 9 miBernard Pruvost & 2 more
Oye-Plage · 7 miPaul Machy & 1 moreYVGrand-Fort-Philippe · 8 miYves-Marie Verove & 1 more
Éperlecques · 6 miGilles CocquempotQuestions about famous people from Audruicq
Who is the most famous person from Audruicq?
Gilbert Brazy (French aviator) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Florentin Dekeisère and Jean-François Du Broeucq.
How many famous people were born in Audruicq?
4 people born in Audruicq have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Audruicq known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Audruicq?
Jean-François Du Broeucq, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
Who counts as from Audruicq?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Audruicq 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 (7)
- Gilbert Brazy: Serge Ottaviani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadine Decobert: Hemsout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gérard Debreu: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Billant: Bigmatbasket, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg: Nicolas Claude Persus (1831-1909), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Machy: Le Nord Maritime, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Cocquempot: Nalanico, 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.