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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Viviane Romance
1912 - 1991
Michel Dens
1911 - 2000
Georges Beaucourt
1912 - 2002
Prudent Joye
1913 - 1980
Michel Décaudin
1919 - 2004
André Diligent
1919 - 2002
Ariane Borg
1915 - 2007
Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux
1910 - 1999
Luc Barney
1916 - 1991
Norbert Van Caeneghem
Born 1912
Olga Lord
1910 - 1985
Pierre Herman
1910 - 1990
Jean de Beer
1911 - 1995
Victor Desmet
1919 - 2018
Roger Van Mullem
1914 - 1984
Valdo Durrleman
1910 - 1944
Paul Sartorius
1912 - 2002
Eugène Motte (homme politique, 1910-1983)
1910 - 1983
Jules Joire
1914 - 1944
Jules Duquesne
1910 - 1973
Antoine Masurel
1912 - 1990
André Loucheur
1916 - 1998
Marcel Verfaillie
1911 - 1945