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Famous people · Péronne, Somme
27 famous people from Péronne, many of them leaders
The best known is the French judoka Automne Pavia, with articles in 23 languages. Second and third on the list are Fahid Ben Khalfallah and Louis Debras. Péronne ranks 3rd of the 149 towns in Somme with anyone listed. 12 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Catherine Levesque in 1616.
Born here
27
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Automne Pavia
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1616
Catherine Levesque
Youngest
1989
Automne Pavia
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people
What stands out about Péronne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Péronne is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Péronne’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Péronne
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2Sports
Fahid Ben Khalfallah
born 1982Tunisian and French association football player and manager
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LD#3
Writing & Arts
Louis Debras
1820–1899French painter (1820–1899)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Péronne
The rest number 24, with 13 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
Questions about famous people from Péronne
Who is the most famous person from Péronne?
Automne Pavia (French judoka) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fahid Ben Khalfallah and Louis Debras.
How many famous people were born in Péronne?
27 people born in Péronne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 46 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 Péronne known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 13 of the 27. That is 48% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Péronne?
Catherine Levesque, born in 1616. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Péronne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Péronne 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)
- Fahid Ben Khalfallah: Valentin Trijoulet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yaël Ménaché: TrisHR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Tattegrain: Georges Tattegrain, 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.