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Politics & Law
Célestin Sulpice Fleury
1742–1790French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, Pas-de-Calais
A single famous person was born in Wavrans-sur-Ternoise: Célestin Sulpice Fleury
The French politician Célestin Sulpice Fleury was born in 1742. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their story is told in 2 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, 3 mi away: 20, led by Jean Wadoux.
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Célestin Sulpice Fleury
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Célestin Sulpice Fleury
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Famous people from the towns next door
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise leads the towns around it, with 20 names.
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise · 3 miJean Wadoux & 19 more
Hesdin-la-Forêt · 12 miAbbé Prévost & 15 moreXBAuchel · 10 miXavier Beauvois & 14 morePHBruay-la-Buissière · 12 miPhilippe Herzog & 12 more
Marles-les-Mines · 11 miApo Lazaridès & 6 more
Frévent · 10 miPhilippe-François-Joseph Le Bas & 5 more
Calonne-Ricouart · 10 miMaryan Wisniewski & 3 more
Houdain · 11 miHervé & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Wavrans-sur-Ternoise
Who is the most famous person from Wavrans-sur-Ternoise?
Célestin Sulpice Fleury (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Wavrans-sur-Ternoise?
1 people born in Wavrans-sur-Ternoise have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Wavrans-sur-Ternoise known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Wavrans-sur-Ternoise?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wavrans-sur-Ternoise 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 (6)
- Jean Wadoux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbé Prévost: Jakob van der Schley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Apo Lazaridès: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryan Wisniewski: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hervé: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.