No famous person yet from Monchy-le-Preux
The neighbour with the longest list is Arras, 6 mi away: 124, led by Maximilien de Robespierre. 228 towns in Pas-de-Calais have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Pas-de-Calais belongs to Boulogne-sur-Mer, with 164.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Monchy-le-Preux (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monchy-le-Preux yet.
Famous people born near Monchy-le-Preux
Arras has the longest list next door: 124.
Vimy · 8 miClaude Guéant & 5 moreLSainte-Catherine · 6 miLouane & 4 moreGMVitry-en-Artois · 6 miGilbert Mathon & 2 moreGSSaint-Laurent-Blangy · 4 miGilbert Scodeller & 1 moreLFDainville · 7 miLéon Fatous & 1 moreCDBiache-Saint-Vaast · 4 miCharles DelestraintJCBeaurains · 5 miJules CatoireQuestions about famous people from Monchy-le-Preux
Who counts as from Monchy-le-Preux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monchy-le-Preux 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 (1)
- Claude Guéant: Claude_Guéant_-_1.jpg : Γιώργος Α. Παπανδρέου Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας from Greece derivative work: Citron, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.