Photo: © Pierre André · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people born near Souchez
Nearby, Lens, 5 mi away, lists 57, led by José Beyaert. No famous person’s birth in Souchez is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 228 of the towns in Pas-de-Calais. The longest list in Pas-de-Calais is Boulogne-sur-Mer’s, with 164 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Souchez (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Souchez as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Souchez
Close by, the fullest list is Lens’, at 57 names.
Lens · 5 miJosé Beyaert & 56 more
Bully-les-Mines · 4 miAndré Strappe & 18 more
Liévin · 3 miGeorges Carpentier & 14 more
Mazingarbe · 5 miCasimir Zuraczek & 12 moreTSAvion · 4 miThéodore Szkudlapski & 7 more
Vimy · 3 miClaude Guéant & 5 more
Sains-en-Gohelle · 5 miJean-Claude Gautrand & 2 more
Loos-en-Gohelle · 5 miLéon Louyet & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Souchez
Who counts as from Souchez?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Souchez 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 (7)
- José Beyaert: Auteur photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Strappe: Rizla+ figurina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Carpentier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casimir Zuraczek: Panini Group, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Guéant: Claude_Guéant_-_1.jpg : Γιώργος Α. Παπανδρέου Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας from Greece derivative work: Citron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Claude Gautrand: Aline Memmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Louyet: Agence Rol, 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.