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Politics & Law
Pierre Betfert
1874–1953French politician and farmer (1874-1953)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Ruca, Côtes-d'Armor
Ruca has just one famous person to its name: Pierre Betfert
The French politician and farmer Pierre Betfert was born in 1874. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. The nearest list is in Lamballe-Armor, 10 mi away: 21 names, starting with Bruno Cornillet.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Betfert
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1874
Pierre Betfert
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Ruca
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lamballe-Armor has the most on record, with 21.
Lamballe-Armor · 10 miBruno Cornillet & 20 morePPPlancoët · 6 miPascal Poisson & 3 moreGTErquy · 7 miGeorges Talbourdet & 3 moreRBBeaussais-sur-Mer · 9 miRobert Bouloux & 2 more
Pléneuf-Val-André · 10 miFlorian Le Roy & 2 more
Val-d'Arguenon · 4 miCharles Rioust de Largentaye & 1 more
Jugon-les-Lacs · 11 miJean Robieux & 1 moreMBSaint-Cast-le-Guildo · 5 miMaurice BernardQuestions about famous people from Ruca
Who is the most famous person from Ruca?
Pierre Betfert (French politician and farmer (1874-1953)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Ruca?
1 people born in Ruca have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ruca known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Ruca?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ruca 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 (4)
- Bruno Cornillet: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Le Roy: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rioust de Largentaye: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Robieux: Crobieux, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.