Émile Basly

male, deceased (1928)
galibot, Etienne Lantier, Company Secretary, secretary, tsar, strike action…lens, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens, France, Avion, Pas-de-Calais, the tsar of Lens
Émile Basly (born March 29 1854 in Valenciennes, France; died February 11 1928 in Lens, France) is one of the great figures of trade unionism in m...
Maurice Garin

Maurice Garin

male, deceased (1957)
Tour de France Yellow Jersey wearing cyclist, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, cyclist, lens, road bicycle racer, Italian-French…Tour de France winner, 1903 Tour de France, 1904 Tour de France
Maurice Garin (March 3, 1871 - February 19, 1957) was a road bicycle racer. He is best known for winning the 1903 Tour de France - the very first...
Georges Carpentier

Georges Carpentier

male, deceased (1975)
Vaudeville performer, jack johnson, film actor, boxer, French, heavyweight…Lens, Pas-de-Calais, born in Lens, France
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. Nicknamed the...
Pierre-Alain Frau

Pierre-Alain Frau

male, 29 years old
Lens, Pas-de-Calais, footballer, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Montbéliard, RC Lens, France national football team…RC Lens player, lens
Pierre-Alain Frau is a French football player who plays as a forward. He is currently playing for PSG. He is also nicknamed 'PAF' in reference to...
Pascal Cygan

Pascal Cygan

male, 35 years old
Premier League player, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, central defender, soccer positions, soccer central defender, Villarreal Cf…lens
Pascal Cygan (born April 29, 1974 in Lens) is a French football player, currently playing for Villarreal. His favoured position is central...
Jean de Gassion

Jean de Gassion

male, deceased (1647)
Lens, Pas-de-Calais, lens, gustavus adolphus, louis xiv, cardinal richelieu, Habsburg…Louis II de Bourbon, the Grand Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, siege of Lens
Jean, Count of Gassion (1609 Pau - 1647 Lens) was a redoutable Gascon military commander for France, prominent at the battle of Rocroi (1643), who...
Thierry Cygan

Thierry Cygan

male, 34 years old
Angers SCO player, footballer, French, Angers SCO, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, ES Wasquehal
Thierry Cygan (born August 23, 1984 in Lens, Pas-de-Calais) is a French defender currently playing for Angers SCO after signing from ES Wasquehal...

Cédric Anselin

male, 32 years old
Lille OSC player, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, FC Girondins de Bordeaux player, lens, Carrow Road, Ross County…FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Cedric Anselin (b. 24 July 1977 in Lens) is a former professional footballer, now playing non-league football in Norfolk, England. He is a midfield...
Erik Fredriksson

Erik Fredriksson

male, 66 years old
1984 UEFA European Championship, Italy national football team, Bulgaria national football team, Yugoslavia national football team, Northern Ireland national football team, Argentina national football team…Lens, Pas-de-Calais, lens
Erik Fredriksson (born February 13, 1943) is a former Swedish football referee. He officiated four World Cup games: Yugoslavia v Northern Ireland...

John McNamara

male, deceased (1918)
Killed in action, World War I, The East Surrey Regiment, Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, British World War I killed in action…lens
John McNamara (28 October 1887 -16 October 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for...