2 famous people call Combles their birthplace
The best known is the footballer Jean Deloffre, with articles in 7 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Laurent Prache. Over 83 years of births, the list goes from Laurent Prache (1856) to Jean Deloffre (1939). Automne Pavia heads the list in Péronne, 6 mi away, which has 27 names.
Born in Combles
Laurent Prache
1856–1919French politician (1856–1919)
What Combles is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Péronne, at 27.
Questions about famous people from Combles
Who is the most famous person from Combles?
Jean Deloffre (Footballer) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Laurent Prache.
How many famous people were born in Combles?
2 people born in Combles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Combles known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Combles?
Laurent Prache, born in 1856. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.
Who counts as from Combles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Combles 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 (1)
- Eugénie Marie Salanson: Photo succession, auteur inconnu, 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.
