Béthune - Personalities

Personalities

Béthune was the birthplace of:

  • Jeen Buridan, philosopher
  • Antoine Busnois, composer and poet of the early Renaissance
  • Jérôme Leroy, former captain of RC Lens and current FC Sochaux midfielder in France
  • Pierre de Manchicourt, Renaissance composer
  • Nicolas Fauvergue, footballer

Béthune is also associated with the following historic personalities:

  • Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully, general and statesman
  • Conon de Béthune, crusader and trouvère poet

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