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Film, TV & Stage
Françoise Hornez
1928–2022French actor
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques, Pas-de-Calais
Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques has one famous person on record
The French actor Françoise Hornez was born in 1928. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Within 7 mi, Saint-Omer lists the most: 37, with Joseph Liouville first.
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Best known
Françoise Hornez
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1928
Françoise Hornez
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Saint-Omer’s, with 37.
Saint-Omer · 7 miJoseph Liouville & 36 moreCLArdres · 7 miClaude Lefebvre & 5 more
Audruicq · 5 miGilbert Brazy & 3 more
Arques · 9 miOctave Pradels & 3 more
Bourbourg · 10 miCharles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg & 3 more
Blendecques · 9 miAlfred Machin & 2 moreLBLumbres · 7 miLucien Bataille & 1 more
Éperlecques · 2 miGilles CocquempotQuestions about famous people from Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
Who is the most famous person from Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques?
Françoise Hornez (French actor) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques?
1 people born in Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques 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 (6)
- Joseph Liouville: Marie Liouville, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Brazy: Serge Ottaviani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Octave Pradels: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg: Nicolas Claude Persus (1831-1909), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Machin: Georges Monca (1914), 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.