Famous people near Gouves: 124 in Arras
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Gouves. 228 towns in Pas-de-Calais have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Pas-de-Calais belongs to Boulogne-sur-Mer, with 164. Arras’ list is led by Maximilien de Robespierre.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Gouves (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 Gouves yet.
Famous people born near Gouves
Of the towns nearby, Arras lists the most people: 124.
Vimy · 9 miClaude Guéant & 5 moreLSainte-Catherine · 6 miLouane & 4 moreLFDainville · 4 miLéon Fatous & 1 moreGSSaint-Laurent-Blangy · 7 miGilbert Scodeller & 1 moreDDAnzin-Saint-Aubin · 5 miDésiré Delansorne
Saint-Nicolas · 7 miRené CamphinJCBeaurains · 7 miJules CatoireQuestions about famous people from Gouves
Who counts as from Gouves?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gouves 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.