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Science & Medicine
Jules-François Dupuis-Delcourt
1802–1864Physicist and balloonist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Berru, Marne
Berru has one famous person on record
The physicist and balloonist Jules-François Dupuis-Delcourt was born in 1802. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their story is told in 2 languages. Reims, 5 mi away, has 422 on its list, the best known Jean Baudrillard.
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Jules-François Dupuis-Delcourt
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1802
Jules-François Dupuis-Delcourt
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Science & Medicine
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Reims leads the towns around it, with 422 names.
Questions about famous people from Berru
Who is the most famous person from Berru?
Jules-François Dupuis-Delcourt (Physicist and balloonist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Berru?
1 people born in Berru have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Berru known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Berru?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Berru 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 (6)
- Jean Baudrillard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ayaleila, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Mairesse: Hache, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou-Ann Joly: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges François Léopold Menu: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Tourte: Famille Tourte, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Martelet: 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.