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Famous people · Frévent, Pas-de-Calais

6 famous people from Frévent, many of them leaders

At the top of the list is the French revolutionary Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas, covered in 14 languages. Before the Revolution, 3 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1742, Antoine-Adrien Lamourette was born here, one of 3 born before the Revolution. The list comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.3 in the typical town in Pas-de-Calais.

#1 best knownPhilippe-François-Joseph Le BasPolitics & Law · 1764–1794
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1742
Antoine-Adrien Lamourette
Youngest
1879
Henry Bauchet
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Frévent’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Frévent is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.

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

Through the years

When Frévent’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1760s come out on top, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Philippe-François-Joseph Le BasEugène HaynautDésiré Letellier-BelladameHenry BauchetAntoine-Adrien Lamourette
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Frévent

Ranked by languages covered: Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas with 14, then Antoine-Adrien Lamourette with 11 and Henry Bauchet with 4.

Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas#1
Politics & Law

Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas

1764–1794

French revolutionary

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Antoine-Adrien Lamourette#2
Politics & Law

Antoine-Adrien Lamourette

1742–1794

French politician

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Henry Bauchet#3
Science & Medicine

Henry Bauchet

1879–1970

French automotive engineer (1879-1970)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Frévent

Another 3, the earliest born in 1760.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise has the most on record: 20.

Questions about famous people from Frévent

Who is the most famous person from Frévent?

Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas (French revolutionary) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine-Adrien Lamourette and Henry Bauchet.

How many famous people were born in Frévent?

6 people born in Frévent have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Frévent known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 6. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Frévent?

Antoine-Adrien Lamourette, born in 1742. The youngest on the list was born in 1879.

Who counts as from Frévent?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Frévent 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 (5)

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.