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Famous people · Bertry, Nord

Bertry is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Jean-Baptiste Louvet, the cyclist, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the Roman Catholic bishop Charles Lemaire. Of its neighbours, Cambrai, 11 mi away, lists the most: 101, Louis Blériot first. Born in 1879, Jean-Baptiste Louvet is the first name on record, and Charles Lemaire, born in 1900, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Baptiste Louvet
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1879
Jean-Baptiste Louvet
Youngest
1900
Charles Lemaire
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Bertry

JL#1
Sports

Jean-Baptiste Louvet

1879–1953

Cyclist (1879-1953)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CL#2
Faith

Charles Lemaire

1900–1995

Roman Catholic bishop (1900-1995)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Bertry is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

The neighbour with the most names is Cambrai, at 101.

Questions about famous people from Bertry

Who is the most famous person from Bertry?

Jean-Baptiste Louvet (Cyclist (1879-1953)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Lemaire.

How many famous people were born in Bertry?

2 people born in Bertry 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 Bertry 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 Bertry?

Jean-Baptiste Louvet, born in 1879. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.

Who counts as from Bertry?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bertry 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.