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AMIENS

Most Famous People Born in Amiens, France

Notable people
442
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1902
Most distinctive
Sculptor 3.8×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Amiens during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Amiens Is Known For

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Politician is Amiens's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (55).

Amiens over-indexes on sculptor3.8× the global rate.

Amiens under-produces writer — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician55
  2. Football32
  3. Painter25
  4. Actor19
  5. Hockey18
  6. Journalist13
  7. Composer12
  8. Historian12
  1. Sculptor113.8×
  2. Hockey183.4×
  3. Physician103.3×
  4. Physicist52.7×
  5. Historian122.6×
  6. Architect102.5×
  7. Engineer62.2×
  8. Painter252.1×
  1. Writer90.6×
  2. Football320.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Amiens's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 18 of 442 notable people

0007 ECONOMIST

Olivier Blanchard

Born 1948

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0035 CONDUCTOR

Sylvain Cambreling

Born 1948

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0048 PHILOSOPHER

Jean-Jacques Nattiez

Born 1945

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0093 NAVIGATOR

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede

Born 1945

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0112 AUDIO

Gérard Lamps

Born 1948

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0146 HISTORIAN

Bernadette Menu

Born 1942

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0157 ARTIST

Claude Lacroix

Born 1944

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0162 PAINTER

Alain Mongrenier

Born 1940

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0180 PHYSICIST

Pierre Fayet

Born 1949

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0203 CHOREOGRAPHER

Joël Hubaut

Born 1947

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0212 HARPIST

Catherine Michel (harpiste)

Born 1948

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0234 HISTORIAN

Daniel Compère

Born 1947

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0241 POLITICIAN

Christian Manable

Born 1948

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0283 COMPOSER

Christian Eloy

Born 1945

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0295 CONDUCTOR

Gilles Cagnard

1946 - 2005

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0308 DRIVER

Hervé Bayard

Born 1945

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0349 CONDUCTOR

Jean-Pierre Berlingen

1940 - 2018

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0385 RIDER

Philippe Limousin

Born 1948

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