#1Rouvroy, birthplace of the French wrestler Edmond Dame
Edmond Dame, the French wrestler, was born in 1893. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. 14 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Hénin-Beaumont, 2 mi away, lists 16, led by Mathieu Bauderlique.

Born in Rouvroy
#1Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Hénin-Beaumont lists the most people: 16.
Hénin-Beaumont · 2 miMathieu Bauderlique & 15 moreTSAvion · 3 miThéodore Szkudlapski & 7 moreBLMontigny-en-Gohelle · 2 miBernard Lech & 5 more
Noyelles-Godault · 4 miMaurice Thorez & 4 moreHTFouquières-lès-Lens · 2 miHenri Tincq & 3 moreBLSallaumines · 2 miBruno Léchevin & 3 moreJOBilly-Montigny · 1 miJean Ooghe & 2 moreCHMéricourt · 1 miCharles Humez & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Rouvroy
Who is the most famous person from Rouvroy?
Edmond Dame (French wrestler) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Rouvroy?
1 people born in Rouvroy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Rouvroy known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Rouvroy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rouvroy 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)
- Edmond Dame: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathieu Bauderlique: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Thorez: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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