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Politics & Law
Christian Cabal
1943–2008French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Hermelinghen, Pas-de-Calais
Christian Cabal is the only name on the Hermelinghen list
The French politician Christian Cabal was born in 1943. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Just 10 mi away, Calais’ list holds 117 names, Gérard Debreu the best known.
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Christian Cabal
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1943
Christian Cabal
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1 person
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Born in Hermelinghen
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Calais’, at 117 names.
Calais · 10 miGérard Debreu & 116 moreHCDesvres · 9 miHenri Cornet & 6 moreCLArdres · 7 miClaude Lefebvre & 5 more
Audruicq · 11 miGilbert Brazy & 3 moreBPCoulogne · 8 miBernard Pruvost & 2 morePFWimereux · 11 miPierre Fabre & 2 more
Rinxent · 5 miFélix Goethals & 1 moreLLGuînes · 5 miLouis Antoine LeclercqQuestions about famous people from Hermelinghen
Who is the most famous person from Hermelinghen?
Christian Cabal (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Hermelinghen?
1 people born in Hermelinghen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Hermelinghen known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Hermelinghen?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hermelinghen 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 (3)
- Gérard Debreu: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Brazy: Serge Ottaviani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Goethals: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, 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.