Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.02 famous people were born in Bléré
An article in one language makes the cyclist Nicolas Dubois the best known so far. The list has one more: the French painter Octave Linet. Just 6 mi away, Amboise’s list holds 35 names, Charles VIII the best known. The oldest name on the list belongs to Octave Linet, born in 1870, the newest to Nicolas Dubois, born in 1963.
Born in Bléré
Octave Linet
1870–1962French painter (1870-1962)
What Bléré is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Bléré
Who is the most famous person from Bléré?
Nicolas Dubois (Cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Octave Linet.
How many famous people were born in Bléré?
2 people born in Bléré have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Bléré 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 Bléré?
Octave Linet, born in 1870. The youngest on the list was born in 1963.
Who counts as from Bléré?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bléré 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 (5)
- Charles VIII: After Jean Perréal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Calzant: Auteur inconnu, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Victor Palma Cayet: Marieth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dieudonné Belle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène Bizeau: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.




