Jan Bucquoy

Belgian film director and actor
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Jan Bucquoy

Summary

Jan Bucquoy is a human[1]. Born in Harelbeke[2], he… he was born on November 16, 1945[3]. He worked as a film director[4], actor[5], writer[6], theatrical director[7], and comics writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jan Bucquoy's place of birth was Harelbeke[2].
  • Jan Bucquoy was born on November 16, 1945[3].
  • Jan Bucquoy held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • French was Jan Bucquoy's native language[11].
  • Jan Bucquoy's professions included film director[4].
  • Jan Bucquoy worked as an actor[5].
  • Jan Bucquoy's professions included writer[6].
  • Jan Bucquoy worked as a theatrical director[7].
  • Jan Bucquoy worked as a comics writer[8].
  • Jan Bucquoy's field of work was film[12].
  • Jan Bucquoy's field of work was theatre art[13].
  • Jan Bucquoy's field of work was film direction[14].
  • Jan Bucquoy's field of work was directing[15].
  • Jan Bucquoy's field of work was comics[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Bucquoy is La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Bucquoy is Camping Cosmos[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Bucquoy is Le Bal du rat mort[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Bucquoy is La Vie sexuelle de Tintin[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Bucquoy is Q3231425[21].
  • Jan Bucquoy is recorded as male[22].
  • Jan Bucquoy's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Jan Bucquoy's Commons category is recorded as Jan Bucquoy[24].
  • Jan Bucquoy's given name is recorded as Jan[25].
  • Jan Bucquoy's work location is recorded as France[26].
  • Jan Bucquoy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1945-11-16[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ea464bda-3b5d-4600-ac63-187e0bfb49a8[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Bucquoy was born in Harelbeke[2]. He was born on November 16, 1945[3]. French was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], actor[5], writer[6], theatrical director[7], and comics writer[8]. Fields of work include film[12]; theatre art[13], a performing arts genre[32]; film direction[14], an activity[33]; directing[15], a job activity[34]; and comics[16], a type of arts[35].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978[17], a film[36]; Camping Cosmos[18], a film[37]; Le Bal du rat mort[19], a comic book album[38]; La Vie sexuelle de Tintin[20], a written work[39]; and Q3231425[21], a comic book series[40].

Why It Matters

Jan Bucquoy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Jan Bucquoy born?

Jan Bucquoy was born in Harelbeke[2].

What did Jan Bucquoy do for work?

Jan Bucquoy worked as film director[4], actor[5], writer[6], theatrical director[7], and comics writer[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . 2019.argosarts.org. Retrieved . 2019.argosarts.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . BD Gest'. wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation film director, actor, writer +2
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  2. 15d ago · Lafloche · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14442 jan-bucquoy
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