No one from Capelle-Fermont is on the famous people list yet
The nearest list is in Arras, 8 mi away: 124 names, starting with Maximilien de Robespierre. Across Pas-de-Calais, 228 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Pas-de-Calais is Boulogne-sur-Mer’s, with 164 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Capelle-Fermont (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 Capelle-Fermont yet.
Famous people born near Capelle-Fermont
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Bully-les-Mines · 8 miAndré Strappe & 18 moreÉGBarlin · 7 miÉmile Genevois & 4 moreLSainte-Catherine · 7 miLouane & 4 more
Houdain · 8 miHervé & 3 more
Sains-en-Gohelle · 7 miJean-Claude Gautrand & 2 moreRDHersin-Coupigny · 7 miRaymond Derancy & 1 moreLFDainville · 7 miLéon Fatous & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Capelle-Fermont
Who counts as from Capelle-Fermont?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Capelle-Fermont 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)
- André Strappe: Rizla+ figurina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hervé: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Claude Gautrand: Aline Memmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.