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Bart, birthplace of the French artist and circus performer Alexis Grüss

The French artist and circus performer Alexis Grüss was born in 1944. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Montbéliard, 2 mi away, has 83 on its list, the best known René Thom.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexis Grüss
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1944
Alexis Grüss
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Bart

AG#1
Writing & Arts

Alexis Grüss

1944–2024

French artist and circus performer (1944–2024)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Montbéliard counts 83 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Bart

Who is the most famous person from Bart?

Alexis Grüss (French artist and circus performer (1944–2024)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Bart?

1 people born in Bart 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 Bart 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 Bart?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bart 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).

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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.