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Film, TV & Stage
Michel Dacquin
1930–2002French actor (1930–2002)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Le Wast, Pas-de-Calais
Michel Dacquin is the only name on the Le Wast list
In 1930, the French actor Michel Dacquin was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. Boulogne-sur-Mer, 9 mi away, has 164 on its list, the best known Franck Ribéry.
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Michel Dacquin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1930
Michel Dacquin
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Film, TV & Stage
1 person
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Born in Le Wast
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Le Wast, with how many people each has.
Boulogne-sur-Mer · 9 miFranck Ribéry & 163 more
Saint-Martin-Boulogne · 8 miTérence Atmane & 7 moreHCDesvres · 6 miHenri Cornet & 6 morePFWimereux · 8 miPierre Fabre & 2 more
Rinxent · 5 miFélix Goethals & 1 moreFCSamer · 8 miFrançois-Joseph Cazin & 1 more
Marquise · 6 miDidier Manier
Wimille · 8 miBlanche PaugamQuestions about famous people from Le Wast
Who is the most famous person from Le Wast?
Michel Dacquin (French actor (1930–2002)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Le Wast?
1 people born in Le Wast have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Le Wast known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Le Wast?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Wast 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)
- Franck Ribéry: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Térence Atmane: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Goethals: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Didier Manier: VBURETTE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Paugam: Anonymous Unknown author, 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.