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André Strappe
1928–2006French footballer (1928-2006)
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais
Athletes stand out among the 19 famous people born in Bully-les-Mines
The best known is the French footballer André Strappe, with articles in 20 languages. Second and third on the list are René Dereuddre and Jules Bigot. Between 1914 and 1969, 12 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Paul Vanuxem, born in 1904, to Joachim Eickmayer, born in 1993.
Born here
19
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Strappe
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1904
Paul Vanuxem
Youngest
1993
Joachim Eickmayer
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Bully-les-Mines’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bully-les-Mines is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 3.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bully-les-Mines
Counted by languages, André Strappe is ahead of René Dereuddre and Jules Bigot: 20, 17 and 11.
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René Dereuddre
1930–2008French footballer (1930-2008)
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Jules Bigot
1915–2007French footballer (1915–2007)
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Bully-les-Mines’ famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 4 births.
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Everyone else born in Bully-les-Mines
16 more, 8 of them athletes.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Liévin lists the most people: 15.
Liévin · 3 miGeorges Carpentier & 14 more
Mazingarbe · 1 miCasimir Zuraczek & 12 more
Sains-en-Gohelle · 2 miJean-Claude Gautrand & 2 more
Loos-en-Gohelle · 3 miLéon Louyet & 2 more
Nœux-les-Mines · 3 miRaymond Kopa & 2 moreHLVermelles · 3 miHenri Lucas & 1 moreRDHersin-Coupigny · 3 miRaymond Derancy & 1 morePBGrenay · 1 miPierre BrasmeQuestions about famous people from Bully-les-Mines
Who is the most famous person from Bully-les-Mines?
André Strappe (French footballer (1928-2006)) is the best known by our measure: 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Dereuddre and Jules Bigot.
How many famous people were born in Bully-les-Mines?
19 people born in Bully-les-Mines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 23 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 Bully-les-Mines known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 19. That is 58% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bully-les-Mines?
Paul Vanuxem, born in 1904. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Bully-les-Mines?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bully-les-Mines 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 (11)
- André Strappe: Rizla+ figurina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Bigot: GLOBO (marque disparue en 1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dimitri Mohamed: V4nco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Pignon: Fritz Schueller (photographer) Amos.schueller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Vanlerenberghe: Gcatry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Vanlerenberghe: Pierre Levent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Carpentier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casimir Zuraczek: Panini Group, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Claude Gautrand: Aline Memmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Louyet: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Kopa: 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.