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Famous people · Bondues, Nord

2 famous people call Bondues their birthplace

The best known is the French politician André Vantomme, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French cyclist Jean-Pierre Van Haverbeke. Tourcoing, 3 mi away, has 127 on its list, the best known Yohan Cabaye. From Jean-Pierre Van Haverbeke to André Vantomme, the births on the list run from 1939 to 1948.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Vantomme
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1939
Jean-Pierre Van Haverbeke
Youngest
1948
André Vantomme
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Bondues

AV#1
Politics & Law

André Vantomme

born 1948

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JH#2
Sports

Jean-Pierre Van Haverbeke

1939–2015

French cyclist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Bondues is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.

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

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Bondues

Who is the most famous person from Bondues?

André Vantomme (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Pierre Van Haverbeke.

How many famous people were born in Bondues?

2 people born in Bondues have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Bondues known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bondues?

Jean-Pierre Van Haverbeke, born in 1939. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Bondues?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bondues 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)

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.