48.3904° N, 4.4869° W

BREST

Most Famous People Born in Brest, France

Notable people
488
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1915
Most distinctive
Militant 48.9×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Brest during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Brest Is Known For

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Politician is Brest's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (73).

Brest over-indexes on militant — 48.9× the global rate.

Brest under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician73
  2. Football41
  3. Writer30
  4. Militar25
  5. Navy24
  6. Painter17
  7. Actor13
  8. Sport12
  1. Militant548.9×
  2. Navy2448.6×
  3. Admiral536.2×
  4. Militar254.2×
  5. Engineer82.6×
  6. Officer82.5×
  7. Physician82.4×
  8. Poet102.0×
  1. Actor130.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0033 MEDIEVALIST

Louis Bréhier

1868 - 1951

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0037 ENGINEER

Camille Tissot

1868 - 1917

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0048 WRITER

Émile Masson

1869 - 1923

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0135 MILITAR

Henri Salaun (French Navy officer)

1866 - 1936

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0142 POLITICIAN

Paul Bellamy

1866 - 1930

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0165 POLITICIAN

Albert Peyronnet

1862 - 1958

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0187 POLITICIAN

Yves Picot

1862 - 1938

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0316 WRITER

Louis Marsolleau

1864 - 1935

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0317 NAVY

Eugène Barthes

1862 - 1950

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0325 POET

Paul Cadiou

1860 - 1924

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0327 NAVY

Charles François Édouard Didelot

1861 - 1933

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0347 NAVY

Gaston Grandclément

1866 - 1942

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0400 POLITICIAN

Albert Willm

1868 - 1944

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0479 NAVY

Louis Caubet

1865 - 1945

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