No famous person from Fampoux yet, but Arras next door has 124
228 towns across Pas-de-Calais can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Pas-de-Calais belongs to Boulogne-sur-Mer, with 164. The best known born in Arras is Maximilien de Robespierre.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Fampoux (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 Fampoux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Fampoux
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Fampoux, with how many people each has.
Vimy · 6 miClaude Guéant & 5 moreLSainte-Catherine · 5 miLouane & 4 moreGMVitry-en-Artois · 5 miGilbert Mathon & 2 moreGSSaint-Laurent-Blangy · 3 miGilbert Scodeller & 1 moreLFDainville · 6 miLéon Fatous & 1 moreCDBiache-Saint-Vaast · 3 miCharles Delestraint
Saint-Nicolas · 4 miRené CamphinQuestions about famous people from Fampoux
Who counts as from Fampoux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fampoux 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 (2)
- Claude Guéant: Claude_Guéant_-_1.jpg : Γιώργος Α. Παπανδρέου Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας from Greece derivative work: Citron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Camphin: EmilyTi, 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.