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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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Jean-Jacques Urvoas
Born 1959
Gustave Hervé
1871 - 1944
Yves Guéna
1922 - 2016
Nathalie Lemel
1826 - 1921
Eugène Deloncle
1890 - 1944
Gilles Lebreton
Born 1958
André Colin
1910 - 1978
Bernard Cornut-Gentille
1909 - 1992
Fred Moore (soldier)
1920 - 2017
Erwann Binet
Born 1972
François Cuillandre
Born 1955
François Marie d'Aboville
1730 - 1817
Ronan Dantec
Born 1963
Jean-Louis Pindy
1840 - 1917
Jacques Le Guen
Born 1958
Jean Ganeval
1894 - 1981
Jean-Charles Larsonneur
Born 1984
Théobald de Lacrosse
1796 - 1865
Cédric Roussel (politician)
Born 1972
Jean-Yves Cozan
1939 - 2015
Annaïg Le Meur
Born 1973
Odette Herviaux
Born 1948
Graziella Melchior
Born 1960
Paul Bellamy
1866 - 1930
Albert Peyronnet
1862 - 1958
Ronan Leprohon
1939 - 2017
Yves Picot
1862 - 1938
Paul Simon (homme politique, 1886-1956)
1886 - 1956
Armand Keravel
1910 - 1999
Ronan Kerdraon
Born 1962
Christian Houdet
Born 1953
Bertrand Cousin
Born 1941
Marcelle Ramonet
Born 1949
Claude-Antoine-Auguste Blad
1764 - 1802
Yves Jaouen
1900 - 1976
Charles Le Goasguen
1920 - 1995
Romain Malassis
1737 - 1813
Claude Louis d'Espinchal, marquis de Massiac
1686 - 1770
Michel Missoffe
1887 - 1974
Olivier Bergevin
1750 - 1818
Anatole Le Grandais
1838 - 1906
François-Henry de Gasquet
1774 - 1860
Louis Pichon
1849 - 1916
Gabriel Paul
1918 - 2015
Jules Hippolyte Masson
1875 - 1966
Alexis Brunel
1793 - 1849
Joseph Bernard (homme politique, 1792-1864)
1792 - 1864
Emmanuel Fouyet
1899 - 1985
Jean-Charles Chevillotte
1838 - 1914
Victor Balanant
1888 - 1944
Louis Bernard de Rennes
1788 - 1858
Louis-Paul-Achille Guilhem
1808 - 1880
François-Émile Villiers
1851 - 1941
Jean Jadé
1890 - 1936
Victor Eusen
1889 - 1944
Albert Willm
1868 - 1944
Édouard Plouzané
1859 - 1920
Alfred Chupin
Born 1916
Auguste-Anne de Bergevin
1753 - 1831
Jean-Pierre Guilhem
1765 - 1830
Henri Longuet
1902 - 1990
Amédée Larrieu
1807 - 1873
Louis Delobeau
1834 - 1912
Roger Crespin
1913 - 2008
Victor Rossel
1807 - 1868
Louis Hébert (homme politique)
1873 - 1929
Amédée Conseil
1802 - 1881
Édouard Le Guen
1826 - 1918
Émile de Riverieulx
1809 - 1876
Pierre-Frédéric Rouilly
1823 - 1892
Yves Derrien
Born 1741
Jérôme Berthomme
1750 - 1817
François Marie Borgnis-Desbordes
Born 1769