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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 41 notable births.

What Brest Is Known For

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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.

16001650170017501800185019001950
  • Politics & Law
  • Sports
  • Military
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Other
Search
Painter17
Sort By

Showing 17 of 488 notable people

0041 PAINTER

Auguste Étienne François Mayer

1805 - 1890

Preview
0060 PAINTER

Jean Oberlé

1900 - 1961

Preview
0078 PAINTER

Pierre-Julien Gilbert

1783 - 1860

Preview
0082 PAINTER

Pierre Péron

1905 - 1988

Preview
0128 PAINTER

Paul Bloas

Born 1961

Preview
0129 PAINTER

Henriette Vincent

1786 - 1830

Preview
0144 PAINTER

Robert Micheau-Vernez

1907 - 1989

Preview
0157 PAINTER

Pauline Boutal

1894 - 1992

Preview
0159 PAINTER

François Bellec

Born 1934

Preview
0255 PAINTER

Jacques-André Portail

1695 - 1759

Preview
0259 PAINTER

Patrick Camus

Born 1947

Preview
0273 PAINTER

Ronan-Jim Sévellec

Born 1937

Preview
0275 PAINTER

Pierre Brette

1905 - 1961

Preview
0291 PAINTER

Charles Octave Blanchard

1814 - 1842

Preview
0315 PAINTER

Louis Caradec

1802 - 1888

Preview
0322 PAINTER

Auguste Jugelet

1805 - 1874

Preview
0362 PAINTER

Charles Francisque Raub

1854 - 1926

Preview