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Science & Medicine
Louis Prosper Guénin
1843–1908French inventor
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Argœuves, Somme
Argœuves, birthplace of the French inventor Louis Prosper Guénin
In 1843, the French inventor Louis Prosper Guénin was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their story is told in 4 languages. Within 4 mi, Amiens lists the most: 313, with Emmanuel Macron first.
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Louis Prosper Guénin
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1843
Louis Prosper Guénin
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Argœuves
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Amiens counts 313 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Argœuves
Who is the most famous person from Argœuves?
Louis Prosper Guénin (French inventor) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Argœuves?
1 people born in Argœuves have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Argœuves known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Argœuves?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Argœuves 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.
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Photo credits (2)
- Emmanuel Macron: Nebojša Tejić, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Augustin Sallé: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.