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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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0027 AUTHOR

Roparz Hemon

1900 - 1978

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0045 FOOTBALL

Alex Thépot

1906 - 1989

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0054 POLITICIAN

Bernard Cornut-Gentille

1909 - 1992

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0060 PAINTER

Jean Oberlé

1900 - 1961

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0082 PAINTER

Pierre Péron

1905 - 1988

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0093 SCREENWRITER

Georges Chaperot

Born 1902

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0139 PRODUCTION DESIGNER

René Renoux

1904 - 2000

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0144 PAINTER

Robert Micheau-Vernez

1907 - 1989

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0166 WRITER

Noël Devaulx

1905 - 1995

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0183 FOOTBALL

Yvon Segalen

1906 - 2000

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0196 ADMINISTRATOR

Jean-Francois Toby

1900 - 1964

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0215 FOOTBALL

Robert Coat

1900 - 1940

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0222 WRITER

Charles Estienne (critique)

1908 - 1966

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0264 ARTIST

Rémy Bourlès

1905 - 1997

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0275 PAINTER

Pierre Brette

1905 - 1961

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0285 POLITICIAN

Yves Jaouen

1900 - 1976

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0304 RÉSISTANT

Roger Gaspard

1902 - 1982

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0341 HISTORIAN

Marie-Humbert Vicaire

1906 - 1993

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0353 WRITER

Ivona Martin

1907 - 2005

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0373 ENTOMOLOGIST

Melchior de Lisle

1908 - 1977

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0393 MILITANT

Pierre Laurent (militant breton)

1904 - 2002

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0402 MILITAR

Jacques Dodelier

1903 - 1940

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0413 POLITICIAN

Henri Longuet

1902 - 1990

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0455 TEACHER

Édouard Quéau

1909 - 1945

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0456 ARTIST

Joseph Le Callennec

1905 - 1988

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0465 FOOTBALL

Julien Dominique

1906 - 1955

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