Famous Inhabitants
- Desiderius Erasmus, humanist and theologian (1466–1536)
- Philippe Thys, cyclist and three-time champion of the Tour de France (1890–1971)
- Maurice Carême, poet (1899–1978)
- Régine, singer and inventor of the discothèque (b. 1929)
- Henri Simonet, politician and mayor (1931–1996)
- William Vance, comic book artist (b. 1935)
- Jacques Simonet, politician and mayor (1963–2007)
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Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or inhabitants:
“When I was bound apprentice, in famous Lincolnshire,
Full well I served my master for more than seven year,
Till I took up poaching, as you shall quickly hear:
Oh, ‘tis my delight on a shining night, in the season of the year.”
—Unknown. The Lincolnshire Poacher (l. 1–4)
“All urbanization, pushed beyond a certain point, automatically becomes suburbanization.... Every great city is just a collection of suburbs. Its inhabitants ... do not live in their city; they merely inhabit it.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)