#1Science & Medicine
Roger Béteille
1921–2019French aeronautical engineer (1921-2019)
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Baraqueville, Aveyron
Roger Béteille, born in 1921, is Baraqueville’s famous person on record
In 1921, the French aeronautical engineer Roger Béteille was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 11 languages have an article about them. A short trip away, Rodez (8 mi) counts 107 famous people, Pierre Soulages among them.
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Roger Béteille
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1921
Roger Béteille
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Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Baraqueville
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Rodez’s, at 107 names.
Questions about famous people from Baraqueville
Who is the most famous person from Baraqueville?
Roger Béteille (French aeronautical engineer (1921-2019)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Baraqueville?
1 people born in Baraqueville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Baraqueville known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Baraqueville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Baraqueville 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?
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Photo credits (4)
- Roger Béteille: Photo aerospatiale (dont les noms des photographes sont anonymes), reprise par EADS-Airbus., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Soulages: NVP3D, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Laur: Yan Chevallier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Chauchard: Pierre Tribhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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