49.8920° N, 2.2978° E

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 26 of 442 notable people

0032 POLITICIAN

Geneviève Fioraso

Born 1954

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0036 TEACHER

Brigitte Macron

Born 1953

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0038 PSYCHOANALYST

Pierre Bayard

Born 1954

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0064 POLITICIAN

Brigitte Fouré

Born 1955

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0067 BROADCAST

Jean-Pierre Pernaut

Born 1950

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0068 PHYSICIAN

Bernard Devauchelle

Born 1950

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0075 POLITICIAN

Alain Gest

Born 1950

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0076 FOOTBALL

Pierre Mankowski

Born 1951

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0078 WRITER

Hervé Kempf

Born 1957

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0145 WEIGHTLIFTER

Daniel Senet

Born 1953

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0150 RUNNER

Chantal Langlacé

Born 1955

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0174 HISTORIAN

Alain Trogneux

Born 1955

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0186 ARTIST

Hélène Delprat

Born 1957

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0187 ENTREPRENEUR

Éric Carreel

Born 1959

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0228 THERAPIST

Hélène Castel

Born 1959

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0251 JOURNALIST

Didier Braun

Born 1951

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0278 EGYPTOLOGIST

Didier Devauchelle

Born 1954

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0285 EGYPTOLOGIST

Olivier Perdu

Born 1952

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0294 MUSIC

Frédérique Cambreling

Born 1956

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0307 CRIMINAL

Michel Cardon

Born 1951

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0329 POET

Jean-Louis Rambour

Born 1952

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0337 ATHLETIC

Jean-Hervé Stiévenart

Born 1954

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0351 PHOTOGRAPHER

Pierre Movila

Born 1958

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0359 DIPLOMAT

Dominique Renaux

Born 1952

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0372 FOOTBALL

Roger Lacour

Born 1951

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0373 JOURNALIST

Philippe Dessaint

Born 1953

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