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Famous people · Albert, Somme

Leaders stand out among the 18 famous people born in Albert

Eugénie Marie Salanson, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The French politician Stéphane Demilly ranks second, ahead of Campocasso. For every 10,000 residents there are 18.9 on the list, well above the typical Somme town’s 2.3. 3 were born in 1970 or later.

#1 best knownEugénie Marie SalansonWriting & Arts · 1836–1912
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Born here
18
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Eugénie Marie Salanson
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Louis-Ghislain de Bouteville du Metz
Youngest
1975
Hardoc
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people

What stands out about Albert’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Albert is known for

Albert has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Albert

Eugénie Marie Salanson has articles in 9 languages, Stéphane Demilly in 5 and Campocasso in 4.

Eugénie Marie Salanson#1
Writing & Arts

Eugénie Marie Salanson

1836–1912

French painter (1836-1912)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Stéphane Demilly#2
Politics & Law

Stéphane Demilly

born 1963

French politician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Campocasso#3
Music

Campocasso

1833–1908

French impresario (1833-1908)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Albert’s famous people were born

The 1830s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Eugénie Marie SalansonJean-Claude Dessein
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Albert

15 more, 7 of them leaders.

JD

Jean-Claude Dessein

1925–2011

French politician (1925-2011)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CM

Christophe Moyon

born 1963

French ice hockey player

AG

Antoine Joseph Lemarchant de Gomicourt

1763–1827

French politician (1763-1827)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Corbie has the most people on record, 12 of them.

Questions about famous people from Albert

Who is the most famous person from Albert?

Eugénie Marie Salanson (French painter (1836-1912)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Stéphane Demilly and Campocasso.

How many famous people were born in Albert?

18 people born in Albert have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 22 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 Albert known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 8 of the 18. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Albert?

Louis-Ghislain de Bouteville du Metz, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.

Who counts as from Albert?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Albert 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 (6)

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.