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Politics & Law
Charles Francoville
1800–1863French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Rodelinghem, Pas-de-Calais
Rodelinghem, birthplace of the French politician Charles Francoville
The French politician Charles Francoville was born in 1800. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in an article in one language. Gérard Debreu tops the 117 names on record in Calais, 8 mi away.
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Charles Francoville
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1800
Charles Francoville
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Rodelinghem
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Calais’, with 117.
Questions about famous people from Rodelinghem
Who is the most famous person from Rodelinghem?
Charles Francoville (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Rodelinghem?
1 people born in Rodelinghem have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Rodelinghem known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Rodelinghem?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rodelinghem 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 (5)
- Gérard Debreu: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Brazy: Serge Ottaviani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Goethals: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Machy: Le Nord Maritime, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Didier Manier: VBURETTE, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.