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Famous people · Hersin-Coupigny, Pas-de-Calais

2 famous people call Hersin-Coupigny their birthplace

The best known is the French politician Raymond Derancy, with an article in one language. The only other name is the French classical clarinetist Serge Dangain. Just 3 mi away, Bully-les-Mines’ list holds 19 names, André Strappe the best known. The earliest on the list is Raymond Derancy, born in 1906, and the youngest Serge Dangain, born in 1947.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raymond Derancy
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1906
Raymond Derancy
Youngest
1947
Serge Dangain
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Hersin-Coupigny

RD#1
Politics & Law

Raymond Derancy

1906–1983

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
SD#2
Notable

Serge Dangain

born 1947

French classical clarinetist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Hersin-Coupigny is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Bully-les-Mines leads the towns around it, with 19 names.

Questions about famous people from Hersin-Coupigny

Who is the most famous person from Hersin-Coupigny?

Raymond Derancy (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Serge Dangain.

How many famous people were born in Hersin-Coupigny?

2 people born in Hersin-Coupigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Hersin-Coupigny known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hersin-Coupigny?

Raymond Derancy, born in 1906. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Hersin-Coupigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hersin-Coupigny 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.