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Famous people · Corbie, Somme

From 1381 to 1975, Corbie was the birthplace of 12 famous people

Best known of all is Colette de Corbie, written about in 18 languages. The French aviation pioneer Eugène Lefebvre ranks second, ahead of Antoine Jules Joseph Huré. The largest group, 5, was born between 1914 and 1969. As early as 1381, Colette de Corbie was born here, one of 3 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownColette de CorbieFaith · 1381–1447
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Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Colette de Corbie
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1381
Colette de Corbie
Youngest
1975
Jérôme Desjardins
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people

What stands out about Corbie’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Corbie’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 2 births.

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Writing & ArtsSportsFaithScience & MedicineMilitaryBusinessFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Corbie

First, Colette de Corbie (18 languages), then Eugène Lefebvre (7) and Antoine Jules Joseph Huré (6).

Colette de Corbie#1
Faith

Colette de Corbie

1381–1447

15th c. French abbess: founded Colettine Poor Clares

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Eugène Lefebvre#2
Science & Medicine

Eugène Lefebvre

1878–1909

French aviation pioneer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Antoine Jules Joseph Huré#3
Military

Antoine Jules Joseph Huré

1873–1949

French army officer and engineer (1873-1949)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Corbie is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.4 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Corbie

The rest number 9, with 4 writers and artists among them.

AG

Antoine Graincourt

1748–1823

French painter (1748-1823)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Amiens’, at 313 names.

Questions about famous people from Corbie

Who is the most famous person from Corbie?

Colette de Corbie (15th c. French abbess: founded Colettine Poor Clares) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eugène Lefebvre and Antoine Jules Joseph Huré.

How many famous people were born in Corbie?

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

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 12. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Corbie?

Colette de Corbie, born in 1381. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.

Who counts as from Corbie?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Corbie 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 (7)

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.