2 famous people call Saint-Riquier their birthplace
Rose Féart, the French singer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French screenwriter Antoine Lanciaux. Just 5 mi away, Abbeville’s list holds 100 names, Rose Bertin the best known. The oldest name on the list belongs to Rose Féart, born in 1878, the newest to Antoine Lanciaux, born in 1970.
Born in Saint-Riquier
Antoine Lanciaux
born 1970French screenwriter
What Saint-Riquier is known for
Musicians are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Abbeville’s, at 100 names.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Riquier
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Riquier?
Rose Féart (French singer (1878–1954)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Lanciaux.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Riquier?
2 people born in Saint-Riquier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Saint-Riquier known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Riquier?
Rose Féart, born in 1878. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
Who counts as from Saint-Riquier?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Riquier 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 (1)
- Rose Bertin: Jean-François Janinet, 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.
