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Famous people · Amiens, Somme

Of the 313 famous people born in Amiens, none is better known than Emmanuel Macron

200 languages have an article about Emmanuel Macron. Among the 149 towns in Somme with anyone listed, none has more. The largest group, 86, was born between 1914 and 1969. Erwan Konaté, born in 2003, is the youngest, and Pierre l'Ermite, born in 1050, the first on record.

#1 best knownEmmanuel MacronPolitics & Law · born 1977
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Born here
313
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Emmanuel Macron
200 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1050
Pierre l'Ermite
Youngest
2003
Erwan Konaté
Most common field
Writing & Arts
86 people

What stands out about Amiens’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Amiens

The three are covered in 200, 61 and 58 languages: Emmanuel Macron, Paul Bourget and Brigitte Macron.

Emmanuel Macron#1
Politics & Law

Emmanuel Macron

born 1977

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

200 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Paul Bourget#2
Writing & Arts

Paul Bourget

1852–1935

French writer, playwright and critic (1852–1935)

61 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
BM#3
Science & Medicine

Brigitte Macron

born 1953

French teacher, spouse of French statesman Emmanuel Macron

58 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Amiens’ famous people were born

The 1980s alone account for 31 of the births charted here.

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

Known for

What Amiens is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Amiens

310 more; the 197 best known are listed here.

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

1741–1803

French novelist, official and army general (1741–1803)

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Pierre l'Ermite

Pierre l'Ermite

1050–1115

11th century French Christian priest and key figure during the First Crusade

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

1749–1822

French mathematician and astronomer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
André Marie Constant Duméril

André Marie Constant Duméril

1774–1860

French zoologist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Germaine Dulac

1882–1942

French film director (1882-1942)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Yann M'Vila

Yann M'Vila

born 1990

French association football player (born 1990)

Pal Benko

Pal Benko

1928–2019

Hungarian-American chess player

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Édouard Branly

Édouard Branly

1844–1940

French physicist (1844-1940)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Philippe Gaumont

Philippe Gaumont

1973–2013

French cyclist (1973–2013)

Olivier Blanchard

Olivier Blanchard

born 1948

French economist and professor

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Anne Brochet

born 1966

French actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Enzo Ebosse

born 1999

Cameroonian and French footballer

Roland Dorgelès

Roland Dorgelès

1885–1973

French writer (1885–1973)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval

1715–1789

French general (1715–1789)

Auguste Dejean

Auguste Dejean

1780–1845

French general, then entomologist, 19th century (1780–1845)

Robert Marchand

Robert Marchand

1911–2021

French bicycle racer (1911–2021)

Constant Lestienne

Constant Lestienne

born 1992

French tennis player

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Simone Renant

1911–2004

French actress (1911-2004)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jacques-Paul Martin

Jacques-Paul Martin

1908–1992

French cardinal (1908-1992)

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Robert Opron

1932–2021

French car designer (1932–2021)

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Clément Chevrier

born 1992

French bicycle racer

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Corbie leads the towns around it, with 12 names.

Questions about famous people from Amiens

Who is the most famous person from Amiens?

Emmanuel Macron (President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017) is the best known by our measure: 200 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Bourget and Brigitte Macron.

How many famous people were born in Amiens?

313 people born in Amiens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 501 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 Amiens known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 86 of the 313. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Amiens?

Pierre l'Ermite, born in 1050. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.

Who counts as from Amiens?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Amiens 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 (99)

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.