FP#1
Notable
Frédéric Piette
born 1946French athletics competitor
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Doingt, Somme
Doingt is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Frédéric Piette, the French athletics competitor, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French painter and sculptor Bernard Quentin. A short trip away, Péronne (1 mi) counts 27 famous people, Automne Pavia among them. Frédéric Piette, born in 1946, is the youngest, and Bernard Quentin, born in 1923, the first on record.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frédéric Piette
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1923
Bernard Quentin
Youngest
1946
Frédéric Piette
The best known
Born in Doingt
BQ#2
Writing & Arts
Bernard Quentin
1923–2020French painter and sculptor (1923–2020)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Doingt is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, 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
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Doingt, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Doingt
Who is the most famous person from Doingt?
Frédéric Piette (French athletics competitor) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bernard Quentin.
How many famous people were born in Doingt?
2 people born in Doingt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Doingt?
Bernard Quentin, born in 1923. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.
Who counts as from Doingt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Doingt 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.
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