No one born in Avesnes-le-Comte has made the famous people list yet
Within 11 mi, Arras lists the most: 124, with Maximilien de Robespierre first. 228 of the towns in Pas-de-Calais list at least one person. Boulogne-sur-Mer has the most of any town in Pas-de-Calais: 164.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Avesnes-le-Comte (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Avesnes-le-Comte as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Avesnes-le-Comte
Arras has the longest list next door: 124.
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise · 11 miJean Wadoux & 19 more
Doullens · 12 miSuzanne Masson & 6 more
Frévent · 11 miPhilippe-François-Joseph Le Bas & 5 moreLSainte-Catherine · 10 miLouane & 4 moreLFDainville · 9 miLéon Fatous & 1 moreDDAnzin-Saint-Aubin · 10 miDésiré DelansorneJCBeaurains · 11 miJules CatoireQuestions about famous people from Avesnes-le-Comte
Who counts as from Avesnes-le-Comte?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Avesnes-le-Comte 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 (3)
- Jean Wadoux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Masson: User:Emma7stern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.