Notable People
Douai was the birthplace of:
- Giambologna, born as Jean Boulogne, sculptor
- Charles Alexandre de Calonne, statesman
- Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, poet
- Henri-Edmond Cross, pointillist painter
- Michel Warlop, jazz violinist
- André Obey, playwright
- Jacky Henin, politician and Member of the European Parliament
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