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Famous people · Louvroil, Nord

The 4 famous people born in Louvroil, led by Georges Berger

Articles in 14 languages make the Olympic gymnast Georges Berger the best known. The next two names are Roger Degueldre and Lucien Dasselborne. Births span 1873 to 1929, from Lucien Dasselborne to Marcel Martin. Only 67 of the 279 towns in Nord with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Berger
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1873
Lucien Dasselborne
Youngest
1929
Marcel Martin
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Louvroil

Georges Berger, Roger Degueldre and Lucien Dasselborne are written about in 14, 8 and 1 languages.

GB#1
Sports

Georges Berger

1897–1952

Olympic gymnast (1897-1952)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RD#2
Military

Roger Degueldre

1925–1962

French foreign legion lieutenant (1925–1962)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LD#3
Writing & Arts

Lucien Dasselborne

1873–1962

Belgian painter (1873-1962)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Louvroil’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Roger DegueldreLucien DasselborneGeorges Berger
SportsMilitaryWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Louvroil is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Louvroil

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Maubeuge: 61.

Questions about famous people from Louvroil

Who is the most famous person from Louvroil?

Georges Berger (Olympic gymnast (1897-1952)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger Degueldre and Lucien Dasselborne.

How many famous people were born in Louvroil?

4 people born in Louvroil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Louvroil known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Louvroil?

Lucien Dasselborne, born in 1873. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Louvroil?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Louvroil 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.