#1Colette de Corbie
1381–144715th c. French abbess: founded Colettine Poor Clares
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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.
The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
First, Colette de Corbie (18 languages), then Eugène Lefebvre (7) and Antoine Jules Joseph Huré (6).
#115th c. French abbess: founded Colettine Poor Clares
#2French aviation pioneer
#3French army officer and engineer (1873-1949)
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.4 times.
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The rest number 9, with 4 writers and artists among them.

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Close by, the fullest list is Amiens’, at 313 names.
Amiens · 9 miEmmanuel Macron & 312 more
Albert · 9 miEugénie Marie Salanson & 17 more
Longueau · 7 miAndré Augustin Sallé & 2 moreHCVillers-Bretonneux · 3 miHorace Colmaire & 1 morePMMoreuil · 9 miPascal Morvillers & 1 moreCMBoves · 7 miCharles MollienLSCamon · 7 miLionel SachyMFRivery · 8 miMarc FossardColette 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.
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.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 12. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Colette de Corbie, born in 1381. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.
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.
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