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Sports
François Vasse
1907–1974French association football player (1907-1974)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais
Croisilles has one famous person on record
The French association football player François Vasse was born in 1907. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. A short trip away, Arras (8 mi) counts 124 famous people, Maximilien de Robespierre among them.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Vasse
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1907
François Vasse
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Croisilles
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Arras has the most on record, with 124.
MRArras · 8 miMaximilien de Robespierre & 123 moreHFBapaume · 7 miHélène Flautre & 8 moreLSainte-Catherine · 9 miLouane & 4 moreGMVitry-en-Artois · 10 miGilbert Mathon & 2 moreGSSaint-Laurent-Blangy · 8 miGilbert Scodeller & 1 moreLFDainville · 9 miLéon Fatous & 1 moreJCBeaurains · 6 miJules CatoireCDBiache-Saint-Vaast · 8 miCharles Delestraint
Questions about famous people from Croisilles
Who is the most famous person from Croisilles?
François Vasse (French association football player (1907-1974)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Croisilles?
1 people born in Croisilles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Croisilles known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Croisilles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Croisilles 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.
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