#1Félix Goethals
1891–1962French road bicycle racer (1891–1962)
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Most widely known is Félix Goethals, the French road bicycle racer, with articles in 11 languages. The other is Gérard du Peloux, the French athletics competitor. The nearest list is in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 8 mi away: 164 names, starting with Franck Ribéry. Born in 1891, Félix Goethals is the first name on record, and Gérard du Peloux, born in 1922, the most recent.

#1French road bicycle racer (1891–1962)
French athletics competitor (1922-2015)
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The most names next door are in Boulogne-sur-Mer: 164.
Boulogne-sur-Mer · 8 miFranck Ribéry & 163 more
Saint-Martin-Boulogne · 7 miTérence Atmane & 7 moreHCDesvres · 10 miHenri Cornet & 6 morePFWimereux · 6 miPierre Fabre & 2 more
Le Portel · 10 miLucien Leduc & 2 moreBPCoulogne · 10 miBernard Pruvost & 2 more
Marquise · 2 miDidier Manier
Wimille · 6 miBlanche PaugamFélix Goethals (French road bicycle racer (1891–1962)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard du Peloux.
2 people born in Rinxent have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Félix Goethals, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rinxent 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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