BP#1
Politics & Law
Barbara Pompili
born 1975French politician
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Bois-Bernard, Pas-de-Calais
Of the 8 famous people born in Bois-Bernard, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 23 languages make the French politician Barbara Pompili the best known. Close behind are Marine Tondelier and Thomas Simart. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. The oldest name on the list belongs to Hector Quilliet, born in 1859, the newest to Éléonore Grossemy, born in 1992.
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Barbara Pompili
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1859
Hector Quilliet
Youngest
1992
Éléonore Grossemy
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Bois-Bernard’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bois-Bernard’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bois-Bernard is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bois-Bernard
Two of the three are leaders.
MT#2
Politics & Law
Marine Tondelier
born 1986French politician (born 1986)
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
TS#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bois-Bernard
Of the other 5, 3 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Hénin-Beaumont: 16.
Hénin-Beaumont · 3 miMathieu Bauderlique & 15 moreTSAvion · 4 miThéodore Szkudlapski & 7 moreBLMontigny-en-Gohelle · 3 miBernard Lech & 5 more
Vimy · 5 miClaude Guéant & 5 more
Noyelles-Godault · 4 miMaurice Thorez & 4 moreHTFouquières-lès-Lens · 3 miHenri Tincq & 3 moreBLSallaumines · 3 miBruno Léchevin & 3 moreCHMéricourt · 2 miCharles Humez & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Bois-Bernard
Who is the most famous person from Bois-Bernard?
Barbara Pompili (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marine Tondelier and Thomas Simart.
How many famous people were born in Bois-Bernard?
8 people born in Bois-Bernard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bois-Bernard known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 8. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bois-Bernard?
Hector Quilliet, born in 1859. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Bois-Bernard?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bois-Bernard 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 (3)
- Mathieu Bauderlique: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Guéant: Claude_Guéant_-_1.jpg : Γιώργος Α. Παπανδρέου Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας from Greece derivative work: Citron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Thorez: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.