Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0No famous person born in Beuvry-la-Forêt is listed yet
Within 3 mi, Marchiennes lists the most: 5, with Félix Labisse first. No town in Nord lists more than Lille, with 717. Roubaix has the second-longest list in Nord, after Lille, with 241. 279 towns across Nord can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Beuvry-la-Forêt (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Beuvry-la-Forêt yet.
Famous people born near Beuvry-la-Forêt
The longest list nearby is Marchiennes’, with 5.
Questions about famous people from Beuvry-la-Forêt
Who counts as from Beuvry-la-Forêt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Beuvry-la-Forêt 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 (4)
- Paul Baras: Jules Beau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- José Catieau: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Delmotte: Felineda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Machut: Sailly Fabien, CC BY 4.0, 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.