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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- Sports
- Military
- Writing
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
Danielle Allain-Guesdon
Born 1943
Claude Louis d'Espinchal, marquis de Massiac
1686 - 1770
Erwan Manac'h
Born 1971
Roger Gaspard
1902 - 1982
Alexandre Kermorgant
1843 - 1920
Charles Nicolas
1916 - 1984
Mikaël Cabon
Born 1973
Guy-Pierre de Kersaint
1747 - 1822
Michel Missoffe
1887 - 1974
Jean-Ernest Odend'hal
1884 - 1957
Paul Guimezanès
1916 - 2001
Frédéric Bouyer
1822 - 1882
Jean Bès de Berc
1872 - 1945
Joseph de Boulainvilliers de Croÿ
1757 - 1795
Louis Caradec
1802 - 1888
Louis Marsolleau
1864 - 1935
Eugène Barthes
1862 - 1950
Jean-François Tartu
1751 - 1793
Bernard Balastre
1937 - 2018
Victor René Boëlle
1850 - 1942
Louis Froc
1859 - 1932
Auguste Jugelet
1805 - 1874
Olivier Bergevin
1750 - 1818
Roger Pénau
1886 - 1961
Paul Cadiou
1860 - 1924
Ernest Picard-Destelan
1843 - 1898
Charles François Édouard Didelot
1861 - 1933
Charles-Marie Caffieri
1736 - 1794
André-Charles de La Jaille
1749 - 1815
Jean-Frédéric Minéry
Born 1968
Olivier Thual
Born 1976
Michel Jan
Born 1938
Robert Héliès
1927 - 2019
Louis Antoine Richild, baron Grivel
1827 - 1883
Paul de Nourquer du Camper
1776 - 1849
Christine Le Doaré
Born 1955
Cédric Le Hénaff
Born 1984
Patrice Bouchet
Born 1953
Gildas Mahé
Born 1975
Sébastien Audigane
Born 1968
Marie-Humbert Vicaire
1906 - 1993
Jeanne D'Autremont
1899 - 1979
Paul Louis Gaultier de Kervéguen
1737 - 1814
Jakez Cornou
Born 1935
Louis-Aimé Cosmao Dumanoir
1783 - 1864
Anatole Le Grandais
1838 - 1906
Gaston Grandclément
1866 - 1942
François-Henry de Gasquet
1774 - 1860
Herri Léon
1933 - 1962
Élodie Manach
Born 1990
Pierre Le Goff (chimiste)
1923 - 2005
Jean-René Lannuzel
1921 - 1997
Ivona Martin
1907 - 2005
Louis Pichon
1849 - 1916
Gabriel Paul
1918 - 2015
Mario Martins
Born 1972
David Merdy
Born 1975
Nicolas-Hippolyte Labrousse
1807 - 1871
Jean René César de Saint-Julien de Chabon
1752 - 1799
Jules Hippolyte Masson
1875 - 1966
Alexis Brunel
1793 - 1849
Charles Francisque Raub
1854 - 1926
Joseph Bernard (homme politique, 1792-1864)
1792 - 1864
Jean-Louis Négadelle
1893 - 1944
Alfred Ély-Monbet
1879 - 1915
Armand Gouzien
1839 - 1892
Ronan Le Goff
Born 1970
Marc Kerzual
Born 1963
Jean-Pierre Vallée
1884 - 1965
Roger Podeur
1920 - 2005
Paul Laurent Vibert
1912 - 1970
Rémi Salou
Born 1988
Melchior de Lisle
1908 - 1977
Marie-Charlotte Saint Girons
1923 - 1995
Robert Le Gall (musicien)
Born 1952
Loïc Kerbiriou
Born 1949
François Eustache de Fulque
1796 - 1876
Emmanuel Fouyet
1899 - 1985
Denis Crouan
1806 - 1891
Pascal Malbeaux
1961 - 2012
Arnaud Tanguy
Born 1976
Louis Mailloux (aviateur)
1897 - 1939
Philippe Ausseur
1923 - 2017
Jean-Charles Chevillotte
1838 - 1914
Victor Balanant
1888 - 1944
Gustave Le Bescond de Coatpont
1824 - 1894
Albert Rolland
1913 - 1943
Martial Gergotich
1919 - 1997
Émile Barthes
1894 - 1974
Cindy Perros
Born 1990
Louis Bernard de Rennes
1788 - 1858
Théodore Constant Leray
1795 - 1849
Pierre Laurent (militant breton)
1904 - 2002
Louis-Paul-Achille Guilhem
1808 - 1880
François-Émile Villiers
1851 - 1941
Jean Jadé
1890 - 1936
Jacques Savey
1910 - 1942
Victor Eusen
1889 - 1944
Marie-Hélène Prouteau
Born 1950
Albert Willm
1868 - 1944
Édouard Plouzané
1859 - 1920
Jacques Dodelier
1903 - 1940
Alfred Chupin
Born 1916
Léon Jullemier
1874 - 1960
Yves Bodénez
1921 - 1944
Sylvie Feucher
Born 1959
Jo Le Guen
Born 1947
Gaëlle Le Hir
Born 1990
Auguste-Anne de Bergevin
1753 - 1831
Jean Berthou
1924 - 2010
Gaëtan Cannizzo
Born 1994
Jean-Pierre Guilhem
1765 - 1830
Henri Longuet
1902 - 1990
Channig
Born 1950
Romain Cabon
Born 1987
Jean Callies (homme d'affaires)
1886 - 1961
Amédée Larrieu
1807 - 1873
Henri Salaun (squash player)
Born 1926
Loig Troël
Born 1980
Charles-Marie de La Grandière
1729 - 1812
Alban Richard
Born 1973
Mireille Prigent
1936 - 1997
Louis Delobeau
1834 - 1912
Jacques Missoffe
1893 - 1982
François-Pierre Huon de Kermadec
1726 - 1787
Marie Tepe
1834 - 1901
Alexandre Laurent (pilote)
1918 - 1957
Roger Crespin
1913 - 2008
Pierre-André Cousin
Born 1956
Jean Rayrole
1932 - 2008
Pierre Aristide Faron
1814 - 1889
Jérémy Pinvidic
Born 1987
Guillaume Larrieu
1809 - 1884
Victor Rossel
1807 - 1868
Paul Burckel
1915 - 2001
Louis Hébert (homme politique)
1873 - 1929
Amédée Conseil
1802 - 1881
Édouard Le Guen
1826 - 1918
Émile de Riverieulx
1809 - 1876
Léon de Kérany
1875 - 1932
Pierre-Claude Haudeneau de Breugnon
1717 - 1792
Éric Traonouez
Born 1979
Pierre-Frédéric Rouilly
1823 - 1892
Yves Derrien
Born 1741
Félix Théroinne
1871 - 1914
René Boutegourd
1858 - 1932
Augustin-François Motais de Narbonne
1747 - 1827
Yannick Letty
Born 1959
Nicolas le Berre
Born 1976
Jacques-Yves Le Coat de Saint-Haouen
1726 - 1779
Franck Fagon
Born 1971
Dorian Quentel
Born 1981
Jean Guegueniat
1941 - 2004
Gérard Kerbrat
Born 1956
Édouard Quéau
1909 - 1945
Joseph Le Callennec
1905 - 1988
Bruno Tanguy
Born 1966
Pierre-Marie Touboulic
1783 - 1859
Arthur Bihannic
Born 1933
Louis René Edmond Le Pivain
1887 - 1962
Henri Roberdeau
1849 - 1916
Jean Urvoas
1922 - 1988
Louis Victor Marziou
Born 1814
Pierre-Alphonse Pénaud
1802 - 1868
Julien Dominique
1906 - 1955
Louis du Campe de Rosamel
1805 - 1873
Virginie Auffret
Born 1978
Jacques Le Baron
1759 - 1807
Serge Le Quéau
Born 1953
Jean-Marie Huon de Kermadec
1747 - 1796
Paul Vuillaume
1896 - 1975
André-Édouard Pénaud
1804 - 1870
Étienne Hubac
1648 - 1726
Jérôme Berthomme
1750 - 1817
Jean-Louis Delmotte
1752 - 1816
Louis-Vincent de Langle
Born 1714
Michel Herjean
Born 1943
Jean-Pierre Maurice de Rochon
1749 - 1796
Louis Caubet
1865 - 1945
Frédéric Morel
Born 1988
Laurent Hubac
1607 - 1682
Léon Pierre Émile Dalmas de Lapérouse
1805 - 1874
François Marie Borgnis-Desbordes
Born 1769
Louis Ollivier
1741 - 1810
Baptiste Paugam
Born 1981
Jean Le Goff de Beauregard
Died 1699
Laure Pinhède
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Léon Saint Armagh
Born 1945