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Famous people · Wingles, Pas-de-Calais

4 famous people call Wingles their birthplace

The best known is the French resistance member Émilienne Moreau-Évrard, with articles in 6 languages. The French association football player Kalman Gerencseri ranks second, ahead of Marcel Cabiddu. The earliest on the list is Émilienne Moreau-Évrard, born in 1898, and the youngest Marcel Cabiddu, born in 1952. Per head, the list is long: 4.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Pas-de-Calais has 2.3.

#1 best knownÉmilienne Moreau-ÉvrardPolitics & Law · 1898–1971
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émilienne Moreau-Évrard
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1898
Émilienne Moreau-Évrard
Youngest
1952
Marcel Cabiddu
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Wingles

Émilienne Moreau-Évrard, Kalman Gerencseri and Marcel Cabiddu are written about in 6, 5 and 4 languages.

Émilienne Moreau-Évrard#1
Politics & Law

Émilienne Moreau-Évrard

1898–1971

French resistance member (1898–1971)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
KG#2
Sports

Kalman Gerencseri

1941–2023

French association football player

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MC#3
Politics & Law

Marcel Cabiddu

1952–2004

French politician (1952-2004)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Wingles’ famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 1 births.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Henri GuisgandMarcel CabidduÉmilienne Moreau-Évrard
Politics & LawSportsMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Wingles is known for

Share of Wingles’ famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Wingles

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Vendin-le-Vieil’s, at 3 names.

Questions about famous people from Wingles

Who is the most famous person from Wingles?

Émilienne Moreau-Évrard (French resistance member (1898–1971)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Kalman Gerencseri and Marcel Cabiddu.

How many famous people were born in Wingles?

4 people born in Wingles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Wingles known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wingles?

Émilienne Moreau-Évrard, born in 1898. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.

Who counts as from Wingles?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wingles 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)

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.