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Famous people · Sainte-Catherine, Pas-de-Calais

Sainte-Catherine counts 5 famous people, first among them Louane

Most widely known is Louane, the French actress and singer, with articles in 48 languages. The next two names are Mathilde Gros and Mathieu Assou-Ekotto. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. Per head, the list is long: 14.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Pas-de-Calais has 2.3.

#2 best knownMathilde GrosSports · born 1999
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louane
48 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1978
Mathieu Assou-Ekotto
Youngest
2001
Anthime Hemery
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Sainte-Catherine’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Sainte-Catherine’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 2 births.

Today20002050Mathieu Assou-EkottoAnthime HemeryLouane
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Sainte-Catherine

Two of the three are athletes.

L#1
Film, TV & Stage

Louane

born 1996

French actress and singer

48 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Mathilde Gros#2
Sports

Mathilde Gros

born 1999

French track cyclist

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MA#3
Sports

Mathieu Assou-Ekotto

born 1978

French and Cameroonian footballer

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Sainte-Catherine is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 3.2 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Sainte-Catherine

2 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Arras counts 124 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Sainte-Catherine

Who is the most famous person from Sainte-Catherine?

Louane (French actress and singer) is the best known by our measure: 48 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Mathilde Gros and Mathieu Assou-Ekotto.

How many famous people were born in Sainte-Catherine?

5 people born in Sainte-Catherine have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Sainte-Catherine known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sainte-Catherine?

Mathieu Assou-Ekotto, born in 1978. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.

Who counts as from Sainte-Catherine?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sainte-Catherine 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)

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.