Arras
Arras is a city in northern France. The Carrière Wellington is a network of quarry tunnels used by soldiers during WWI. North of the city, surrounded by lush countryside, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial honors the Canadian soldiers killed during the war. In town, the cobbled Place des Héros has buildings with Flemish facades, including the Town Hall and belfry. The Abbey of St. Vaast houses a fine arts museum.
People born in Arras (First 49 people) - Page 1
Lucien Gaudin
French fencer
Marc-Antoine Boidin
Cartoonist
Palisot de Beauvois
French naturalist
Benoît Assou-Ekotto
Former football player
Pierre Dufau
French architect
Stéphane Molliens
French table tennis player
Marie Delattre-Demory
Stéphane Calais
Artist
Thierry Deleruyelle
Musical composer
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, . . .
Military commander
Julien Bertoux
Football player
Eugène-Adalbert Cuvelier
French photographer
Gustave-Henri Colin
French painter
Xavier Dablemont
Football player
Denis Lefebvre
French journalist
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy
Military personnel
Bertille Bak
Artist
Marc-Henri Boulier
Movie director
Léon Rogez
Author
Jean-Paul, comte de Schramm
Former French Minister of War
Audefroi le Bastart
French musical composer
Matthieu Bochu
French football player
Jean-Christophe Novelli
French chef
René Gilson
Jean-Jacques Pollet
Author
Raymond Fonvieille
Educator
Yohan Baï
French footballer
Jean-Manuel Costa
Film director
Adam Abeddou
Footballer
Claude Buridant
French linguist
Marguerite Burnat-Provins
Artist
Cheick Souaré
French football player
Frédéric Leturque
Politician
Anne-Laure Viard
Olympic athlete
Josu Uribetxeberria Bolinaga
Mikel González
Spanish footballer
Txomin Iturbe Abasolo
Farmer
Aitor López Rekarte
Spanish footballer
Andoni Gorosabel
Spanish footballer
Luis López Rekarte
Spanish former footballer
Inaxio Kortabarria
Spanish former footballer
Maialen Axpe
Athlete
Jon Etxaniz
Football player
Julen Ribas
Spanish illustrator
Pello Urizar
Former Member of the Basque Parliament
Iván Velasco
Spanish bicycler
Juan Bautista Azcárate