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Famous people · Burbure, Pas-de-Calais

Burbure is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French cyclist and journalist Jean Réveillon, covered in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Claude Wilquin. The nearest list is in Auchel, 2 mi away: 15 names, starting with Xavier Beauvois. Jean Réveillon, born in 1948, is the youngest, and Claude Wilquin, born in 1937, the first on record.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Réveillon
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1937
Claude Wilquin
Youngest
1948
Jean Réveillon
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Burbure

JR#1
Sports

Jean Réveillon

born 1948

French cyclist and journalist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CW#2
Politics & Law

Claude Wilquin

1937–1996

French politician

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

What Burbure is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.

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

The most names next door are in Auchel: 15.

Questions about famous people from Burbure

Who is the most famous person from Burbure?

Jean Réveillon (French cyclist and journalist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude Wilquin.

How many famous people were born in Burbure?

2 people born in Burbure 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 Burbure known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Burbure?

Claude Wilquin, born in 1937. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Burbure?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Burbure 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 (4)

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.