Famous people from Wailly
For more famous names, Arras is 4 mi away: its list has 124, led by Maximilien de Robespierre. No famous person’s birth in Wailly is on record yet. Across Pas-de-Calais, the lists cover 228 towns. Boulogne-sur-Mer’s 164 names make the longest list in Pas-de-Calais.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Wailly (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Wailly yet.
Famous people born near Wailly
Of the towns around it, Arras has the most on record: 124.
Vimy · 10 miClaude Guéant & 5 moreLSainte-Catherine · 4 miLouane & 4 moreLFDainville · 3 miLéon Fatous & 1 moreGSSaint-Laurent-Blangy · 5 miGilbert Scodeller & 1 moreJCBeaurains · 3 miJules CatoireDDAnzin-Saint-Aubin · 5 miDésiré Delansorne
Saint-Nicolas · 5 miRené CamphinQuestions about famous people from Wailly
Who counts as from Wailly?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wailly 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)
- Claude Guéant: Claude_Guéant_-_1.jpg : Γιώργος Α. Παπανδρέου Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας from Greece derivative work: Citron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Camphin: EmilyTi, 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.