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Famous people · Lespesses, Pas-de-Calais

Paulette Veste is the only name on the Lespesses list

In 1928, the French shot putter and discus thrower Paulette Veste was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 4 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Auchel, 4 mi away, lists 15, led by Xavier Beauvois.

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Paulette Veste
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Paulette Veste
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Paulette Veste

born 1928

French shot putter and discus thrower

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Auchel has the most people on record, 15 of them.

Questions about famous people from Lespesses

Who is the most famous person from Lespesses?

Paulette Veste (French shot putter and discus thrower) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Lespesses?

1 people born in Lespesses have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

Who counts as from Lespesses?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lespesses 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.

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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.