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Famous people · Bellevigne, Charente

2 famous people were born in Bellevigne

Articles in 3 languages make the French politician Jacques Bobe the best known. The list has one more: the French politician Jean Biatarana. A short trip away, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (6 mi) counts 16 famous people, Renaud Lavillenie among them. The earliest on the list is Jean Biatarana, born in 1913, and the youngest Jacques Bobe, born in 1936.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Bobe
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1913
Jean Biatarana
Youngest
1936
Jacques Bobe
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Bellevigne

JB#1
Politics & Law

Jacques Bobe

1936–2017

French politician (1936–2017)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean Biatarana

1913–1994

French politician (1913-1994)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire has the most on record: 16.

Questions about famous people from Bellevigne

Who is the most famous person from Bellevigne?

Jacques Bobe (French politician (1936–2017)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Biatarana.

How many famous people were born in Bellevigne?

2 people born in Bellevigne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Bellevigne known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bellevigne?

Jean Biatarana, born in 1913. The youngest on the list was born in 1936.

Who counts as from Bellevigne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bellevigne 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 (2)

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.