Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainNo one born in Fleurbaix has made the famous people list yet
Just 4 mi away, Armentières’ list holds 49 names, Dany Boon the best known. In Pas-de-Calais, 228 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Pas-de-Calais is Boulogne-sur-Mer’s, with 164 names. Arras has the second-longest list in Pas-de-Calais, after Boulogne-sur-Mer, with 124.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Fleurbaix (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 Fleurbaix yet.
Famous people born near Fleurbaix
Nearby, Armentières has the most on record, with 49.
Estaires · 5 miHenri Delassus & 4 moreVDLa Gorgue · 5 miVictor Denis & 2 moreHLLaventie · 3 miHector Legry & 1 moreAVPérenchies · 6 miAchille Verbecke & 1 moreLCSailly-sur-la-Lys · 2 miLouis CouhéQuestions about famous people from Fleurbaix
Who counts as from Fleurbaix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fleurbaix 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 (1)
- Henri Delassus: Titsarosal, 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.