No famous person from Le Hamel yet, but Albert next door has 18
Famous people are on record for 149 of the towns in Somme. Amiens’ 313 names make the longest list in Somme. After Amiens, the next longest list in Somme is Abbeville’s, with 100. The best known born in Albert is Eugénie Marie Salanson.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Hamel (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Hamel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Le Hamel
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Albert · 8 miEugénie Marie Salanson & 17 more
Corbie · 3 miColette de Corbie & 11 more
Longueau · 10 miAndré Augustin Sallé & 2 moreHCVillers-Bretonneux · 3 miHorace Colmaire & 1 morePMMoreuil · 10 miPascal Morvillers & 1 moreCMBoves · 9 miCharles MollienLSCamon · 10 miLionel SachyMFRivery · 11 miMarc FossardQuestions about famous people from Le Hamel
Who counts as from Le Hamel?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Hamel 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 (3)
- Eugénie Marie Salanson: Photo succession, auteur inconnu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colette de Corbie: RickMorais, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Augustin Sallé: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, 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.