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Writing & Arts
Hilaire Le Dru
1769–1840Painter from France (1769-1840)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Oppy, Pas-de-Calais
Hilaire Le Dru is the only name on the Oppy list
Hilaire Le Dru, the painter from France, was born in 1769. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Go 5 mi to Hénin-Beaumont and the list grows to 16, with Mathieu Bauderlique at the top.
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Hilaire Le Dru
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1769
Hilaire Le Dru
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8 towns around it have someone on record.
Hénin-Beaumont · 5 miMathieu Bauderlique & 15 moreTSAvion · 5 miThéodore Szkudlapski & 7 more
Vimy · 4 miClaude Guéant & 5 moreBLSallaumines · 5 miBruno Léchevin & 3 moreHTFouquières-lès-Lens · 5 miHenri Tincq & 3 moreCHMéricourt · 4 miCharles Humez & 2 moreGMVitry-en-Artois · 4 miGilbert Mathon & 2 moreJOBilly-Montigny · 5 miJean Ooghe & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Oppy
Who is the most famous person from Oppy?
Hilaire Le Dru (Painter from France (1769-1840)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Oppy?
1 people born in Oppy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Oppy known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Oppy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Oppy 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?
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Photo credits (2)
- 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
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