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Politics & Law
Pierre-Florent Louvet
1757–1818French politician (1757-1818)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Laucourt, Somme
One famous person was born in Laucourt
In 1757, the French politician Pierre-Florent Louvet was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. One language has an article about them so far. Just 8 mi away, Montdidier’s list holds 14 names, Jean Fernel the best known.
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1
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Best known
Pierre-Florent Louvet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1757
Pierre-Florent Louvet
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Laucourt
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Famous people from the towns next door
Montdidier has the longest list next door: 14.
Questions about famous people from Laucourt
Who is the most famous person from Laucourt?
Pierre-Florent Louvet (French politician (1757-1818)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Laucourt?
1 people born in Laucourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Laucourt known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Laucourt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laucourt 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 (2)
- Jean Fernel: Vigneron, artist; G. Engelmann, lithographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt: Comte Héritier, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.