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.

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Showing 41 of 488 notable people

0001 COMPOSER

Yann Tiersen

Born 1970

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0025 FOOTBALL

Jocelyn Gourvennec

Born 1972

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0029 WRITER

Tanguy Viel

Born 1973

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0047 RIDER

Thibaut Vallette

Born 1974

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0057 POLITICIAN

Erwann Binet

Born 1972

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0065 WRITER

Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez

Born 1975

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0086 ARCHER

Sébastien Flute

Born 1972

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0088 SCULPTOR

Morgane Tschiember

Born 1976

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0090 SURFER

Faustine Merret

Born 1978

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0091 SPORT

Erwann Menthéour

Born 1973

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0107 SINGER

Tristan Nihouarn

Born 1973

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0111 FOOTBALL

Frédéric Gueguen

Born 1970

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0116 DOCENT

Stéphane Corcuff

Born 1971

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0131 POLITICIAN

Cédric Roussel (politician)

Born 1972

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0133 POLITICIAN

Annaïg Le Meur

Born 1973

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0155 ATHLETE

Benoît Nicolas

Born 1977

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0168 FOOTBALL

Stéphane Tanguy

Born 1975

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0174 JOURNALIST

Philippe Collin (animateur)

Born 1975

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0176 SCREENWRITER

Kris (scénariste)

Born 1972

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0210 SWIMMER

Marianne Le Verge

Born 1979

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0219 WRITER

Thomas Bronnec

Born 1976

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0241 BANK

Ronan Le Moal

Born 1972

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0242 KILLER

Claude Lastennet

Born 1971

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0243 COMPOSER

Benoît Menut

Born 1977

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0263 MUSIC

Mickaël Cozien

Born 1973

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0271 FOOTBALL

Yohann Boulic

Born 1978

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0274 SPORT

Christophe Thébault

Born 1972

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0300 DANCER

Cédric Andrieux

Born 1977

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0303 FOOTBALL

Erwan Manac'h

Born 1971

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0307 WRITER

Mikaël Cabon

Born 1973

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0331 FOOTBALL

Olivier Thual

Born 1976

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0339 SKIPPER

Gildas Mahé

Born 1975

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0356 FOOTBALL

Mario Martins

Born 1972

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0357 FOOTBALL

David Merdy

Born 1975

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0367 SKIPPER

Ronan Le Goff

Born 1970

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0381 FOOTBALL

Arnaud Tanguy

Born 1976

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0421 CHOREOGRAPHER

Alban Richard

Born 1973

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0442 PATINEUR

Éric Traonouez

Born 1979

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0449 RACER

Nicolas le Berre

Born 1976

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0451 MUSIC

Franck Fagon

Born 1971

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0467 GOLF

Virginie Auffret

Born 1978

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