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Famous people · Heilly, Somme

Heilly is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Jean-Louis Baudelocque, the French obstetrician, with articles in 9 languages. The list has one more: the French physician Louis-Charles Deneux. Amiens, 12 mi away, has 313 on its list, the best known Emmanuel Macron. From Jean-Louis Baudelocque to Louis-Charles Deneux, the births on the list run from 1745 to 1767.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Louis Baudelocque
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1745
Jean-Louis Baudelocque
Youngest
1767
Louis-Charles Deneux
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known

Born in Heilly

JB#1
Science & Medicine

Jean-Louis Baudelocque

1745–1810

French obstetrician

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LD#2
Science & Medicine

Louis-Charles Deneux

1767–1846

French physician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Amiens has the longest list next door: 313.

Questions about famous people from Heilly

Who is the most famous person from Heilly?

Jean-Louis Baudelocque (French obstetrician) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis-Charles Deneux.

How many famous people were born in Heilly?

2 people born in Heilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Heilly known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Heilly?

Jean-Louis Baudelocque, born in 1745. The youngest on the list was born in 1767.

Who counts as from Heilly?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Heilly 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 (4)

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.