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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 25 of 488 notable people

0062 MILITAR

Bernard Rogel

Born 1956

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0073 MILITAR

Jean Simon

1912 - 2003

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0118 MILITAR

Edgard de Trentinian

1851 - 1942

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0135 MILITAR

Henri Salaun (French Navy officer)

1866 - 1936

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0212 MILITAR

Hervé de Penfentenyo

1879 - 1970

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0227 MILITAR

Aymar Joseph de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet

1714 - 1782

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0231 MILITAR

Henri Beaugé-Bérubé

1920 - 2015

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0244 MILITAR

Charles Pénaud

1800 - 1864

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0278 MILITAR

Jean Fleury (militaire)

Born 1934

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0293 MILITAR

Frédéric Geille

1896 - 1976

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0296 MILITAR

Yves Le Coat de Saint-Haouen

1756 - 1826

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0308 MILITAR

Guy-Pierre de Kersaint

1747 - 1822

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0314 MILITAR

Joseph de Boulainvilliers de Croÿ

1757 - 1795

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0320 MILITAR

Victor René Boëlle

1850 - 1942

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0343 MILITAR

Paul Louis Gaultier de Kervéguen

1737 - 1814

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0345 MILITAR

Louis-Aimé Cosmao Dumanoir

1783 - 1864

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0370 MILITAR

Roger Podeur

1920 - 2005

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0382 MILITAR

Louis Mailloux (aviateur)

1897 - 1939

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0383 MILITAR

Philippe Ausseur

1923 - 2017

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0402 MILITAR

Jacques Dodelier

1903 - 1940

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0435 MILITAR

Paul Burckel

1915 - 2001

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0441 MILITAR

Pierre-Claude Haudeneau de Breugnon

1717 - 1792

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0445 MILITAR

Félix Théroinne

1871 - 1914

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0468 MILITAR

Jacques Le Baron

1759 - 1807

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0482 MILITAR

Léon Pierre Émile Dalmas de Lapérouse

1805 - 1874

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