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Famous people · Anor, Nord

From 1745 to 1906, Anor was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Articles in 8 languages make the French bicycle racer Albert Barthélémy the best known. Aimé Bonna and Arthur Musmeaux follow. Per head, the list is long: 12.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Nord has 3.2. Fewer than a quarter of the 279 towns in Nord with famous people list more.

#1 best knownAlbert BarthélémySports · 1906–1988
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Barthélémy
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1745
Albert Victoire Despret
Youngest
1906
Albert Barthélémy
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Anor

The three are covered in 8, 3 and 2 languages: Albert Barthélémy, Aimé Bonna and Arthur Musmeaux.

Albert Barthélémy#1
Sports

Albert Barthélémy

1906–1988

French bicycle racer (1906–1988)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Aimé Bonna#2
Science & Medicine

Aimé Bonna

1855–1930

French engineer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Arthur Musmeaux#3
Politics & Law

Arthur Musmeaux

1888–1981

French politician (1888-1981)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Anor’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Albert Victoire DespretArthur MusmeauxAimé Bonna
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Anor is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Anor

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Anor

Who is the most famous person from Anor?

Albert Barthélémy (French bicycle racer (1906–1988)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Aimé Bonna and Arthur Musmeaux.

How many famous people were born in Anor?

4 people born in Anor have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Anor known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Anor?

Albert Victoire Despret, born in 1745. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Anor?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Anor 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)

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.