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 militant48.9× 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.

16001650170017501800185019001950
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Showing 27 of 488 notable people

0022 SCREENWRITER

Henri Queffélec

1910 - 1992

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0052 POLITICIAN

André Colin

1910 - 1978

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0073 MILITAR

Jean Simon

1912 - 2003

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0083 ETHNOLOGIST

Jean-Michel Guilcher

1914 - 2017

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0114 POET

Meavenn

1911 - 2001

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0120 ARCHITECT

Jean Le Couteur

1916 - 2010

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0151 ACTOR

Edith Ker

1910 - 1997

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0164 COMPOSER

Herbert Pepper

1912 - 2001

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0182 WRITER

Ange Bastiani

1918 - 1977

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0192 GEOGRAPHER

André Guilcher

1913 - 1993

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0206 POLITICIAN

Armand Keravel

1910 - 1999

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0209 MATHEMATICIAN

Georges-Théodule Guilbaud

1912 - 2008

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0226 PSYCHIATRIST

Henri Hecaen

1912 - 1983

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0249 LYRICIST

Jacques Mareuil

1917 - 2003

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0253 PRIEST

Joseph Chardronnet

1910 - 2001

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0286 SPY

Pierre Culioli

1912 - 1994

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0306 FOOTBALL

Charles Nicolas

1916 - 1984

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0311 ILLUSTRATOR

Paul Guimezanès

1916 - 2001

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0355 POLITICIAN

Gabriel Paul

1918 - 2015

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0371 OFFICIER

Paul Laurent Vibert

1912 - 1970

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0387 WORKER

Albert Rolland

1913 - 1943

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0388 FOOTBALL

Martial Gergotich

1919 - 1997

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0397 COMMANDANT

Jacques Savey

1910 - 1942

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0403 POLITICIAN

Alfred Chupin

Born 1916

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0427 PILOTE DE CHASSE

Alexandre Laurent (pilote)

1918 - 1957

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0428 POLITICIAN

Roger Crespin

1913 - 2008

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0435 MILITAR

Paul Burckel

1915 - 2001

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