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People Born in Valenciennes

  • Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (c. 1275–1313)
  • Philippa of Hainault (1314–1369) – Queen consort of King Edward III of England
  • Jean Froissart (c. 1337 – c. 1405) – Medieval chronicler
  • Robert Campin (c. 1375 – 1444) – Flemish painter (birth in Valenciennes uncertain)
  • Jean-Baptiste van Mour (1671–1737) – Flemish-French painter
  • Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) – French painter
  • Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen (1720–1778) – French engraver and illustrator
  • Henri-Alexandre Wallon (1812–1904) – French historian and statesman
  • Henri Parent (1819–1895) – French architect
  • Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875) – French sculptor and painter
  • Ernest-Eugène Hiolle (1834–1886) – French sculptor
  • Léon Dumont (1837–1877) – French psychologist and philosopher
  • Émile Basly (1854–1928) – Prominent trade unionist
  • Félix-Alexandre Desruelles (1865–1943) – French sculptor
  • Maurice Vieux (1884–1951) – French violist
  • Charles Nungesser (1892–1927) – French World War I ace pilot
  • Edmond Marin la Meslée (1912–1945) – French World War II fighter pilot
  • Jean Lefebvre (1919–2004) – French actor
  • Pierre Richard (b. 1934) – French actor

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