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Famous people · Bugnicourt, Nord

Bugnicourt’s famous people span 611 years: 2 births from 1334 to 1945

At the top of the list is the French politician Jean-Jacques Candelier, covered in 5 languages. The other is Eustache d'Abrichecourt, the French knight. Nearby, Aniche, 5 mi away, lists 12, led by Lazare Gianessi. The list’s best known name, Jean-Jacques Candelier, dates from 1945.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Jacques Candelier
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1334
Eustache d'Abrichecourt
Youngest
1945
Jean-Jacques Candelier
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Bugnicourt

JC#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Jacques Candelier

born 1945

French politician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ED#2
Notable

Eustache d'Abrichecourt

1334–1373

French knight

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

What Bugnicourt 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, Aniche lists the most people: 12.

Questions about famous people from Bugnicourt

Who is the most famous person from Bugnicourt?

Jean-Jacques Candelier (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eustache d'Abrichecourt.

How many famous people were born in Bugnicourt?

2 people born in Bugnicourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Bugnicourt 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 Bugnicourt?

Eustache d'Abrichecourt, born in 1334. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.

Who counts as from Bugnicourt?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bugnicourt 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 (2)

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.