50.6900° N, 3.1817° E
ROUBAIX
Most Famous People Born in Roubaix, France
- Notable people
- 312
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1931
- Most distinctive
- Business 2.6×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Roubaix during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Roubaix Is Known For
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Politician is Roubaix's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (44).
Roubaix over-indexes on business — 2.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Roubaix's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
0013 POLITICIAN
Louis Loucheur
1872 - 1931
0024 POLITICIAN
Jean-Baptiste Lebas
1878 - 1944
0067 ROWER
Henri Hazebrouck
1877 - 1948
0073 ROWER
Émile Delchambre
1875 - 1958
0087 MILITAR
Louis Bossut
1873 - 1917
0123 ATHLETIC
Georges Malfait
1878 - 1946
0160 ENGINEER
Cyrille Grimpret
1876 - 1967
0163 LITERARY
Charles ab der Halden
1873 - 1962
0191 GYMNAST
Georges Dejagere
1879 - 1955
0210 POET
Amédée Prouvost (1877-1909)
1877 - 1909
0236 OFFICER
Georges Louis Germain
1877 - 1954
0278 SPORT
Arthur Balbaert
1879 - 1938