Editing Amiens (section)

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* [[Martin of Tours|Saint Martin]] (died 397), Roman soldier, shared his coat with a beggar in Amiens in a gesture which has been remembered
* [[Honoratus of Amiens|Saint Honoré]] (died ca.600), Bishop of [[Bishopric of Amiens|Amiens]] and Patron Saint of bakers
* [[Chés Cabotans|Lafleur]], hero and main character of puppet Amiens "Chés cabotans".
* [[Jean-Marie Roland, vicomte de la Platière|Jean-Marie Roland de La Platière]] (1734–1793), Economist and statesman, lived in Amiens and was Inspector of factories in the city.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Roland, Jean Marie | volume= 23 | pages = 462&ndash;464  |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Antoine-Augustin Parmentier|Antoine Parmentier]], (1737–1813), military [[pharmacist]], [[Agricultural engineering|agronomist]], nutritionist and hygienist. Member of the Academy of sciences of Amiens,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courrier-picard.fr/region/la-ville-est-tout-a-fait-fondee-a-parler-de-parmentier-ia167b0n8436|title=La ville est tout à fait fondée à parler de Parmentier|date=10 February 2013|publisher=Le Courrier picard|access-date=24 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111235046/http://www.courrier-picard.fr/region/la-ville-est-tout-a-fait-fondee-a-parler-de-parmentier-ia167b0n8436|archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> he popularized the consumption of potatoes
* [[Jacques Delille]] or Abbé Delille, (1738–1813), poet and translator, a member of the French Academy, was a professor at the college of Amiens
* [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]] (1744–1829), [[Natural history|naturalist]] who laid the foundations of the [[Objections to evolution|theory of the evolution of species]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de | volume= 16 | pages = 101&ndash;102  |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville]], (1746–1805), philosopher, poet, priest in Amiens and pioneer of fantasy literature
* [[Madame Roland]] (1754–1793), figure of the [[French Revolution]], face of the [[Girondist]] party, lived in Amiens
* [[Marguerite Georges]], (1787–1867), famous actress, lived at Amiens and began her career there
* {{Interlanguage link|Camille Léon de Chassepot de Beaumont|fr}}, (1808–1893), [[colonel]] in the [[National Guard (France)#National Guard from 1831 to 1872|National Guard]] who, under his command, distinguished himself on 17 November 1870<ref>[[Battle of Amiens (1870)]]</ref>
* [[Jules Joseph Lefebvre|Jules Lefebvre]], (1836–1911), painter, student of the [[École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts]] of Amiens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/content/download/63454/485933/version/1/file/Communiqu%C3%A9+de+presse+Lady+Godiva.pdf |title=LADY GODIVA Amiens Musée de Picardie |date=20 June 2012 |publisher=culturecommunication.gouv.fr |access-date=21 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904084632/http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/content/download/63454/485933/version/1/file/Communiqu%C3%A9%2Bde%2Bpresse%2BLady%2BGodiva.pdf |archive-date=4 September 2015  }}</ref>
* [[Jón Sveinsson]], (1857–1944), Icelandic priest and author of popular children's books, studied and did his [[novitiate]] in Amiens
[[Marie Denizard]] (1872-1959), in January 1913, the first woman to stand as a candidate in a French presidential election. Lived in Amiens as an adult 
* [[Auguste Perret]], (1874–1954), architect, creator of the [[Tour Perret (Amiens)|Tour Perret]]
* [[Jean Moulin]] (1899–1943), [[Prefect (France)|prefect]] and [[French Resistance|resistant]], was Secretary general of the prefecture of Somme
* [[Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque]] (1902–1947), [[Marshal of France]], began his studies at the college of the ''Providence''<ref>José Brice, Patton-Leclerc, éd. Société des Ecrivains, 2014, {{ISBN|978-2-342-02324-4}}, 190 p., p. 21; Christine Levisse-Touzé et Musée Jean Moulin, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, 1902–1947: la légende d'un héros, éd. Paris-Musées, 2002, {{ISBN|978-2-84734-033-4}}, 159 p., p. 19; Michel Marmin, Leclerc, Éditions Chronique, 2013, {{ISBN|979-10-90871-96-0}}, 136 p., Philippe fait ses études chez les Jésuites</ref>
* [[Alfred Manessier]], (1911–1993), painter, pupil of the [[École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts|École des beaux-arts]] of Amiens
* [[Robert Mallet (writer)|Robert Mallet]], (1915–2002), civil servant, writer and man of French radio, founder and Rector of the {{Interlanguage link|Académie d'Amiens (education)|fr|3=Académie d'Amiens (éducation)|lt=Academy of Amiens}}
* [[Jacques Le Goff]], (1924–2014), medievalist historian, he taught at the {{Interlanguage link|Lycée Louis-Thuillier|fr}}
* [[Alain Bombard]], (1924–2005), medical biologist and navigator, lived in Amiens for twenty years
* André Crépin (1928–2013), essayist, linguist and medievalist, Member of the [[Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres]], lived in Amiens
* {{Interlanguage link|Gilbert Richard|fr}}, (1928–), television producer and host on the first television channel (1960–1992)
* [[Vladimir Volkoff]], (1932–2005), writer, lived in Amiens
* [[Stéphane Le Foll]], (1960–), politician, Minister of agriculture in [[Ayrault Government|Jean-Marc Ayrault I and II]], [[First Valls Government|Manuel Valls I]] and [[Second Valls Government|II]] Governments, graduated from the agricultural college of Amiens Le Paraclet
* [[Grégoire Delacourt]], (1960–), writer, had part of his studies at the school of Providence in Amiens
* [[Catherine Fleury-Vachon]], (1966–), judoka, Olympic champion; head of the "pôle Espoirs" of Amiens un 1998–2005
* [[Frédéric Cuvillier]], (1968–), politician, Deputy [[Minister of Transport (France)|Minister of transport and maritime economy]] in [[Ayrault Government|Jean-Marc Ayrault I and II]], [[First Valls Government|Manuel Valls I]] Governments, graduated in law at the [[University of Picardie Jules Verne|University of Picardy]]
* [[Laurent Delahousse]] (1969–), journalist and television presenter, grew up in Amiens
* [[Pascale Boistard]], (1971–), politician, [[Ministry of Women's Affairs (France)|Secretary of State for the rights of women]] in the [[Second Valls Government]], [[National Assembly (France)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Somme's 1st constituency]] (Northern Amiens)
* [[Benjamin Biolay]], (1973–), singer-songwriter, lived in Amiens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.calameo.com/read/001202835aa7ee785b2a1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628202336/http://fr.calameo.com/read/001202835aa7ee785b2a1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |title=Vite dit |date=April 2013 |publisher=Amiens Forum n°40 |access-date=29 April 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Miss Kittin]], (1973–), DJ, studied in Amiens
* [[Élodie Gossuin|Élodie Gossuin-Lacherie]], (1980–), television presenter, radio host, [[Miss France]] and [[Miss Europe]] 2001, registered at the [[Regional Council of Picardy|Picardy regional Council]] since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.picardie.fr/LACHERIE-GOSSUIN-Elodie |title=LACHERIE-GOSSUIN Elodie |date=2010 |publisher=Conseil Régional de Picardie |access-date=22 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022171955/http://www.picardie.fr/LACHERIE-GOSSUIN-Elodie |archive-date=22 October 2014  }}</ref>
* [[Nicolas Duvauchelle]], (1980–), actor and model, has lived in Amiens<ref name="Blondeau 2011" />
* [[Édouard Louis]], (1992–), writer and academic, studied at the Lycée Madeleine Michelis and the [[University of Picardie Jules Verne|University of Picardy]]
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