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×
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.
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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François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros
1748 - 1832
Sébastien Bigot de Morogues
1706 - 1781
Albert Gicquel des Touches
1818 - 1901
César-Joseph Bourayne
1768 - 1817
Onésime-Joachim Troude
1807 - 1886
Auguste Thomazi
1873 - 1959
Frédéric Bouyer
1822 - 1882
Eugène Barthes
1862 - 1950
Jean-François Tartu
1751 - 1793
Charles François Édouard Didelot
1861 - 1933
Louis Antoine Richild, baron Grivel
1827 - 1883
Gaston Grandclément
1866 - 1942
Jean-René Lannuzel
1921 - 1997
Nicolas-Hippolyte Labrousse
1807 - 1871
Jean-Louis Négadelle
1893 - 1944
Jean-Pierre Vallée
1884 - 1965
Théodore Constant Leray
1795 - 1849
Jacques Missoffe
1893 - 1982
François-Pierre Huon de Kermadec
1726 - 1787
Guillaume Larrieu
1809 - 1884
Louis du Campe de Rosamel
1805 - 1873
André-Édouard Pénaud
1804 - 1870
Jean-Louis Delmotte
1752 - 1816
Louis Caubet
1865 - 1945