MG#1
Politics & Law
Maxime Gremetz
born 1940French politician
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Canchy, Somme
2 famous people call Canchy their birthplace
At the top of the list is the French politician Maxime Gremetz, covered in 5 languages. The other is Marcel Godet, the French historian. Rose Bertin heads the list in Abbeville, 6 mi away, which has 100 names. Births span 1882 to 1940, from Marcel Godet to Maxime Gremetz.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maxime Gremetz
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1882
Marcel Godet
Youngest
1940
Maxime Gremetz
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Canchy
MG#2
Writing & Arts
Marcel Godet
1882–1914French historian (1882-1914)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Canchy is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Abbeville has the most on record, with 100.
Questions about famous people from Canchy
Who is the most famous person from Canchy?
Maxime Gremetz (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcel Godet.
How many famous people were born in Canchy?
2 people born in Canchy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Canchy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Canchy?
Marcel Godet, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
Who counts as from Canchy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Canchy 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 (1)
- Rose Bertin: Jean-François Janinet, 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.