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Famous people · Étaples, Pas-de-Calais

Étaples’ famous people span 503 years: 7 births from 1450 to 1953

Most widely known is Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, the French theologian and humanist, with articles in 37 languages. The list reaches back to Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, born in 1450, one of 2 born before the Revolution. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 6.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Pas-de-Calais has 2.3.

#1 best knownJacques Lefèvre d'ÉtaplesFaith · 1450–1536
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples
37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1450
Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples
Youngest
1953
Bruno Dupuis
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Étaples

Counted by languages, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples is ahead of Louis Bigot and Roger Dambron: 37, 3 and 2.

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples#1
Faith

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples

1450–1536

French theologian and humanist (1450 ca.-1536/1538)

37 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LB#2
Film, TV & Stage

Louis Bigot

1913–1996

French actor (1913-1996)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Roger Dambron#3
Music

Roger Dambron

1921–2017

French composer (1921–2017)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Étaples’ famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireThe 20th century15001600170018001900Marc Antoine Marie ObertRoger DambronJacques Lefèvre d'Étaples
FaithFilm, TV & StageMusicSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Étaples is known for

1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Étaples

A further 4 follow, born between 1774 and 1953.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

7 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Étaples

Who is the most famous person from Étaples?

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (French theologian and humanist (1450 ca.-1536/1538)) is the best known by our measure: 37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Bigot and Roger Dambron.

How many famous people were born in Étaples?

7 people born in Étaples have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Étaples known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 7. That is 14% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Étaples?

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, born in 1450. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.

Who counts as from Étaples?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Étaples 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)

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.