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Writing & Arts
Arthur Coclez
?–1882French sculptor
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Bellicourt, Aisne
Bellicourt has just one famous person to its name: Arthur Coclez
The one name here is Arthur Coclez, the French sculptor. Within 8 mi, Saint-Quentin lists the most: 138, with Gracchus Babeuf first. Their name appears in an article in one language. In all of Aisne, the famous people on record come from 151 towns.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Arthur Coclez
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Bellicourt
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Famous people from the towns next door
Saint-Quentin has the longest list next door: 138.
Questions about famous people from Bellicourt
Who is the most famous person from Bellicourt?
Arthur Coclez (French sculptor) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Bellicourt?
1 people born in Bellicourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bellicourt known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Bellicourt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bellicourt itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Gracchus Babeuf: François Bonneville, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.