No famous person yet from Penin
Nearby, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, 8 mi away, lists 20, led by Jean Wadoux. 228 towns across Pas-de-Calais can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Pas-de-Calais is Boulogne-sur-Mer’s, with 164 names. After Boulogne-sur-Mer, the next longest list in Pas-de-Calais is Arras’, with 124.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Penin (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 Penin yet.
Famous people born near Penin
Close by, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise counts 20 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise · 8 miJean Wadoux & 19 morePHBruay-la-Buissière · 11 miPhilippe Herzog & 12 more
Frévent · 9 miPhilippe-François-Joseph Le Bas & 5 moreÉGBarlin · 11 miÉmile Genevois & 4 more
Houdain · 9 miHervé & 3 more
Calonne-Ricouart · 11 miMaryan Wisniewski & 3 moreGBHaillicourt · 11 miGeorges Boulogne & 1 moreRDHersin-Coupigny · 11 miRaymond Derancy & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Penin
Who counts as from Penin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Penin 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)
- Jean Wadoux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hervé: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryan Wisniewski: Panini, 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.