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Famous people · Vieux-Berquin, Nord

Vieux-Berquin’s famous people span 105 years: 2 births from 1748 to 1853

Most widely known is Jules-Auguste Lemire, the French priest, with articles in 9 languages. The only other name is the French soldier Antoine Joseph Delpierre. Hazebrouck, 5 mi off, can claim 34 famous people, the best known Albert Vanhoye. The list’s best known name, Jules-Auguste Lemire, dates from 1853.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules-Auguste Lemire
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1748
Antoine Joseph Delpierre
Youngest
1853
Jules-Auguste Lemire
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Vieux-Berquin

JL#1
Faith

Jules-Auguste Lemire

1853–1928

French priest

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AD#2
Military

Antoine Joseph Delpierre

1748–1808

French soldier (1748-1808)

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

What Vieux-Berquin is known for

The field with the most names is Faith: 1.

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

Hazebrouck has the longest list next door: 34.

Questions about famous people from Vieux-Berquin

Who is the most famous person from Vieux-Berquin?

Jules-Auguste Lemire (French priest) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Joseph Delpierre.

How many famous people were born in Vieux-Berquin?

2 people born in Vieux-Berquin 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 Vieux-Berquin known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vieux-Berquin?

Antoine Joseph Delpierre, born in 1748. The youngest on the list was born in 1853.

Who counts as from Vieux-Berquin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vieux-Berquin 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)

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.