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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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Showing 13 of 488 notable people

0002 ACTOR

Alain Robbe-Grillet

1922 - 2008

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0005 ACTOR

Béatrice Dalle

Born 1964

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0019 ACTOR

Yvan Le Bolloc'h

Born 1961

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0021 ACTOR

Kayden Boche

Born 1985

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0038 ACTOR

Mathieu Spinosi

Born 1990

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0141 ACTOR

Christian Dente

1940 - 2003

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0151 ACTOR

Edith Ker

1910 - 1997

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0169 ACTOR

Patrice Kerbrat

Born 1948

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0173 ACTOR

Gaëlle Legrand

Born 1961

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0180 ACTOR

Christian Cloarec

Born 1957

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0184 ACTOR

Anne-Laure Jarnet

Born 1982

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0287 ACTOR

Jean-Marie Hallégot

Born 1986

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0457 ACTOR

Bruno Tanguy

Born 1966

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