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Politics & Law
Jean Risbourg
1913–1967French politician (1913-1967)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Pommereuil, Nord
Jean Risbourg is the only name on the Pommereuil list
The French politician Jean Risbourg was born in 1913. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. The nearest list is in Caudry, 8 mi away: 14 names, starting with Lucienne Bogaert.
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Jean Risbourg
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1913
Jean Risbourg
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Pommereuil
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Caudry: 14.
Caudry · 8 miLucienne Bogaert & 13 more
Le Cateau-Cambrésis · 2 miÉdouard Mortier & 11 more
Landrecies · 4 miJoseph François Dupleix & 7 more
Le Quesnoy · 10 miJacqueline de Hainaut & 2 moreJDBohain-en-Vermandois · 11 miJacques Démoulin & 2 moreCBerlaimont · 11 miChomo & 2 moreDBSolesmes · 6 miDominique-Emmanuel Blanchard & 1 more
Avesnes-les-Aubert · 11 miAndré Gernez & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Pommereuil
Who is the most famous person from Pommereuil?
Jean Risbourg (French politician (1913-1967)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Pommereuil?
1 people born in Pommereuil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Pommereuil known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Pommereuil?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pommereuil 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 (5)
- Lucienne Bogaert: Anonyme (Photomaton)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Mortier: Edouard Louis Dubufe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph François Dupleix: Antoine Louis François Sergent dit Sergent-Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline de Hainaut: anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Gernez: Copyleft, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.