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Famous people · Longfossé, Pas-de-Calais
Longfossé has just one famous person to its name: Anne Ducros
The French singer Anne Ducros was born in 1959. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in articles in 8 languages. Franck Ribéry heads the list in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 10 mi away, which has 164 names.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anne Ducros
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1959
Anne Ducros
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known
Born in Longfossé
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Boulogne-sur-Mer lists the most people: 164.
Boulogne-sur-Mer · 10 miFranck Ribéry & 163 more
Saint-Martin-Boulogne · 9 miTérence Atmane & 7 moreHCDesvres · 1 miHenri Cornet & 6 more
Le Portel · 11 miLucien Leduc & 2 moreFCSamer · 3 miFrançois-Joseph Cazin & 1 more
Rinxent · 11 miFélix Goethals & 1 moreRDSaint-Léonard · 9 miRaymond DumontCMSaint-Étienne-au-Mont · 9 miCatherine MullerQuestions about famous people from Longfossé
Who is the most famous person from Longfossé?
Anne Ducros (French singer) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Longfossé?
1 people born in Longfossé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Longfossé known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Longfossé?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Longfossé 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 (4)
- Franck Ribéry: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Térence Atmane: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Leduc: Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 925-0975, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.