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 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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0043 NAVY

François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros

1748 - 1832

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0109 NAVY

Sébastien Bigot de Morogues

1706 - 1781

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0163 NAVY

Albert Gicquel des Touches

1818 - 1901

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César-Joseph Bourayne

1768 - 1817

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0280 NAVY

Onésime-Joachim Troude

1807 - 1886

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Auguste Thomazi

1873 - 1959

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Frédéric Bouyer

1822 - 1882

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Eugène Barthes

1862 - 1950

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0318 NAVY

Jean-François Tartu

1751 - 1793

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Charles François Édouard Didelot

1861 - 1933

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0334 NAVY

Louis Antoine Richild, baron Grivel

1827 - 1883

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Gaston Grandclément

1866 - 1942

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Jean-René Lannuzel

1921 - 1997

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Nicolas-Hippolyte Labrousse

1807 - 1871

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0364 NAVY

Jean-Louis Négadelle

1893 - 1944

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Jean-Pierre Vallée

1884 - 1965

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Théodore Constant Leray

1795 - 1849

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0424 NAVY

Jacques Missoffe

1893 - 1982

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0425 NAVY

François-Pierre Huon de Kermadec

1726 - 1787

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0433 NAVY

Guillaume Larrieu

1809 - 1884

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0466 NAVY

Louis du Campe de Rosamel

1805 - 1873

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0472 NAVY

André-Édouard Pénaud

1804 - 1870

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0475 NAVY

Jean-Louis Delmotte

1752 - 1816

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0479 NAVY

Louis Caubet

1865 - 1945

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