André Vantomme
born 1948French politician
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Photo: Chester100rot · CC BY-SA 4.0The 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.
French politician
French cyclist
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.
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Tourcoing · 3 miYohan Cabaye & 126 moreCDCroix · 3 miCorinne Diacre & 28 moreRDMarcq-en-Barœul · 3 miRémy Descamps & 12 moreHBRoncq · 3 miHenri Bouckaert & 10 more
La Madeleine · 4 miMarcel Bernard & 10 morePGLinselles · 2 miPatrick Gallois & 7 more
Saint-André-lez-Lille · 4 miPierre Werner & 4 more
Wambrechies · 2 miMarie-Christine Debourse & 3 moreAndré 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.
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).
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-Pierre Van Haverbeke, born in 1939. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
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