No one from Buire-Courcelles is on the famous people list yet
Just 3 mi away, Péronne’s list holds 27 names, Automne Pavia the best known. Amiens’ 313 names make the longest list in Somme. After Amiens, the next longest list in Somme is Abbeville’s, with 100. In Somme, 149 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Buire-Courcelles (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Buire-Courcelles yet.
Famous people born near Buire-Courcelles
The longest list nearby is Péronne’s, with 27.
Questions about famous people from Buire-Courcelles
Who counts as from Buire-Courcelles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Buire-Courcelles 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.
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.