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Famous people · Longueau, Somme

3 famous people call Longueau their birthplace

André Augustin Sallé, the French sculptor, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Jean L'Anselme and Raoul Foulon. Nearby, Amiens, 3 mi away, lists 313, led by Emmanuel Macron. The oldest name on the list belongs to André Augustin Sallé, born in 1891, the newest to Raoul Foulon, born in 1925.

#1 best knownAndré Augustin SalléWriting & Arts · 1891–1961
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Augustin Sallé
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1891
André Augustin Sallé
Youngest
1925
Raoul Foulon
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Longueau

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

André Augustin Sallé#1
Writing & Arts

André Augustin Sallé

1891–1961

French sculptor (1891–1961)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JL#2
Writing & Arts

Jean L'Anselme

1919–2011

French poet (1919-2011)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
RF#3
Film, TV & Stage

Raoul Foulon

1925–2022

French film director

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Longueau is known for

Share of Longueau’s famous people in each field.

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

Amiens has the longest list next door: 313.

Questions about famous people from Longueau

Who is the most famous person from Longueau?

André Augustin Sallé (French sculptor (1891–1961)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean L'Anselme and Raoul Foulon.

How many famous people were born in Longueau?

3 people born in Longueau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Longueau known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Longueau?

André Augustin Sallé, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Longueau?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Longueau 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).

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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.