2 famous people call Billy-Berclau their birthplace

Bernard Caron (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Bourgeois.

2 people born in Billy-Berclau 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, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Louis Bourgeois, born in 1937. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Billy-Berclau 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.

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