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Famous people · Valhuon, Pas-de-Calais

The French mathematician and politician Albert Châtelet is the one famous person from Valhuon

In 1883, the French mathematician and politician Albert Châtelet was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. 13 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, 4 mi away, lists the most: 20, Jean Wadoux first.

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1
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Best known
Albert Châtelet
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1883
Albert Châtelet
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Valhuon

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Science & Medicine

Albert Châtelet

1883–1960

French mathematician and politician (1883-1960)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise’s, at 20 names.

Questions about famous people from Valhuon

Who is the most famous person from Valhuon?

Albert Châtelet (French mathematician and politician (1883-1960)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Valhuon?

1 people born in Valhuon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Valhuon known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Valhuon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Valhuon 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).

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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.