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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Louis Hémon
1880 - 1913
Claire de Duras
1777 - 1828
Tanguy Viel
Born 1973
Émile Masson
1869 - 1923
Henriette-Julie de Murat
1670 - 1716
Édouard Corbière
1793 - 1875
Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez
Born 1975
Éric Ollivier
1927 - 2015
M. Maryan
1847 - 1927
Félix Léonnec
Born 1872
Yves Pinguilly
Born 1944
Noël Devaulx
1905 - 1995
Ange Bastiani
1918 - 1977
Per Pondaven
1962 - 2008
Amable-Emmanuel Troude
1803 - 1885
Vincent Cuvellier
Born 1969
Thomas Bronnec
Born 1976
Jacques Lebreton
1922 - 2006
Charles Estienne (critique)
1908 - 1966
Mikaël Cabon
Born 1973
Louis Marsolleau
1864 - 1935
Ernest Picard-Destelan
1843 - 1898
Ivona Martin
1907 - 2005
Marc Kerzual
Born 1963
Marie-Hélène Prouteau
Born 1950
Mireille Prigent
1936 - 1997
Léon de Kérany
1875 - 1932
Yannick Letty
Born 1959
Laure Pinhède
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Léon Saint Armagh
Born 1945