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Famous people · Roye, Somme

From 1638 to 1897, Roye was the birthplace of 6 famous people

At the top of the list is the bishop of Verdun Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt, covered in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Georges Déjardin and Marc Florent Prévost. The list reaches back to Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt, born in 1638, one of 3 born before the Revolution. 3 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period.

#1 best knownArmand de Monchy d'HocquincourtFaith · 1638–1679
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1638
Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt
Youngest
1897
Raymond Froideval
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people

What stands out about Roye’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Roye’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque165017001750180018501900Émile BabeufGeorges DéjardinMarc Florent PrévostArmand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt
Politics & LawFaithScience & MedicineWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Roye

Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Georges Déjardin (2) and Marc Florent Prévost (2).

Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt#1
Faith

Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt

1638–1679

Bishop of Verdun

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GD#2
Science & Medicine

Georges Déjardin

1893–1977

French physicist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MP#3
Politics & Law

Marc Florent Prévost

1735–1813

French politician (1735-1813)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Roye is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.1 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Roye

Another 3, the earliest born in 1785.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Montdidier leads the towns around it, with 14 names.

Questions about famous people from Roye

Who is the most famous person from Roye?

Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt (Bishop of Verdun) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Déjardin and Marc Florent Prévost.

How many famous people were born in Roye?

6 people born in Roye have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Roye known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Roye?

Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt, born in 1638. The youngest on the list was born in 1897.

Who counts as from Roye?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roye 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)

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.