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ROUBAIX

Most Famous People Born in Roubaix, France

Notable people
312
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1931
Most distinctive
Business 2.6×
Through the Decades

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 business2.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician44
  2. Football38
  3. Actor16
  4. Painter10
  5. Composer9
  6. Writer9
  7. Journalist9
  8. Player9
  1. Business82.6×
  2. Athletic82.3×
  3. Composer92.2×
  4. Journalist91.8×
  5. Architect51.8×
  6. Militar61.6×
  7. Film61.6×
  8. Basket61.5×

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.

1800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Art & Design
  • Other
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Showing 31 of 312 notable people

0012 FILM

Étienne Chatiliez

Born 1952

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0020 JOURNALIST

Roger Auque

1956 - 2014

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0028 SPORT

Alain Bondue

Born 1959

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0035 WRITER

Marie Desplechin

Born 1959

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0044 PRIEST

Jean-Luc Brunin

Born 1951

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0047 POLITICIAN

Alex Türk

Born 1950

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0050 POLITICIAN

Marie-Christine Blandin

Born 1952

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0060 JOURNALIST

Benoît Duquesne

1957 - 2014

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0083 ENGINEER

Bernard Amadei

Born 1954

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0091 POLITICIAN

Christine Hennion

Born 1955

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0092 PHILOLOGIST

Dominique Mulliez

Born 1952

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0097 FOOTBALL

Pierre Dréossi

Born 1959

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0106 SOCIOLOGIST

Saïd Bouamama

Born 1958

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0120 POLITICIAN

Dominique Lefebvre

Born 1956

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0127 SOCIOLOGIST

Éric Debarbieux

Born 1953

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0131 POLITICIAN

Jean-Yves Caullet

Born 1957

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0134 POLITICIAN

Pierre Pribetich

Born 1956

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0146 MUSICOLOGUE

Philippe Barraqué

Born 1954

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0147 FOOTBALL

Jean-Christian Lang

Born 1950

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0151 PLAYWRIGHT

Wladyslaw Znorko

1958 - 2013

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0153 SINGER

Lucid Beausonge

Born 1954

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0156 ENTREPRENEUR

Gauthier Toulemonde

Born 1959

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0170 PLAYWRIGHT

Bruno Druart

Born 1954

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0190 JOURNALIST

Dorothée Benoit Browaeys

Born 1959

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0193 EDITOR

Thierry Pauchant

Born 1954

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0203 COMPOSER

Ghislain Muller

Born 1950

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0228 FOOTBALL

Alain Tirloit

Born 1958

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0246 WRITER

Pascal Sergent

Born 1958

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0285 FOOTBALL

Eddy Caullery

Born 1956

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0306 ATHLETIC

Bruno Scelsi

Born 1954

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0307 BASKET

Christine Delmarle

Born 1952

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