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Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Bellegarde, Gard
From 1844 to 1946, Bellegarde was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Jacky Novi, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The other is Baptiste Bonnet, the French writer in Occitan language. The neighbour with the longest list is Beaucaire, 7 mi away: 9, led by Anatole de Cabrières. The list’s best known name, Jacky Novi, dates from 1946.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacky Novi
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1844
Baptiste Bonnet
Youngest
1946
Jacky Novi
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Bellegarde
BB#2
Writing & Arts
Baptiste Bonnet
1844–1925French writer in Occitan language
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Bellegarde is known for
Share of Bellegarde’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Beaucaire counts 9 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Bellegarde
Who is the most famous person from Bellegarde?
Jacky Novi (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Baptiste Bonnet.
How many famous people were born in Bellegarde?
2 people born in Bellegarde have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bellegarde known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bellegarde?
Baptiste Bonnet, born in 1844. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.
Who counts as from Bellegarde?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bellegarde 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 (3)
- Anatole de Cabrières: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clément IV: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Fournier: Agence de presse Meurisse, 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.