BL#1
Politics & Law
Bruno Léchevin
1952–2020French trade unionist (1952–2020)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: APPHIM · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Sallaumines, Pas-de-Calais
4 famous people were born in Sallaumines
At the top of the list is the French trade unionist Bruno Léchevin, covered in 4 languages. The next two names are Gérard Théry and Paul Courtin. From Simon Blaczyk to Bruno Léchevin, the births on the list run from 1928 to 1952. Fewer than a quarter of the 228 towns in Pas-de-Calais with famous people list more.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bruno Léchevin
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1928
Simon Blaczyk
Youngest
1952
Bruno Léchevin
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Sallaumines
Three names lead: Bruno Léchevin (4 languages), Gérard Théry (3) and Paul Courtin (3).
GT#2
Science & Medicine
Gérard Théry
1933–2021French engineer (1933-2021)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PC#3
Sports
Paul Courtin
born 1942French association football player
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Sallaumines’ famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sallaumines is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sallaumines
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Lens · 2 miJosé Beyaert & 56 moreTSAvion · 2 miThéodore Szkudlapski & 7 moreBLMontigny-en-Gohelle · 3 miBernard Lech & 5 moreHTFouquières-lès-Lens · 2 miHenri Tincq & 3 moreCHMéricourt · 1 miCharles Humez & 2 moreJOBilly-Montigny · 2 miJean Ooghe & 2 more
Noyelles-sous-Lens · 1 miEdita Piekha & 1 moreMBHarnes · 2 miMonique Baelden-Gorski & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Sallaumines
Who is the most famous person from Sallaumines?
Bruno Léchevin (French trade unionist (1952–2020)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard Théry and Paul Courtin.
How many famous people were born in Sallaumines?
4 people born in Sallaumines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sallaumines known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sallaumines?
Simon Blaczyk, born in 1928. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.
Who counts as from Sallaumines?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sallaumines 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 (2)
- José Beyaert: Auteur photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edita Piekha: Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев, 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.