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RENNES

Most Famous People Born in Rennes, France

Notable people
729
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1905
Most distinctive
Prelate 8.1×

The Breton capital, and the Catholic one — a thick Prelate bench flags centuries of the Parlement de Bretagne doubling as an ecclesiastical training ground, with Historian and Militar lines filling out the provincial elite. The profile is stubbornly administrative rather than artistic, exactly what you'd expect from a town whose claim to fame for three hundred years was being where Brittany's paperwork got stamped.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Rennes during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Rennes Is Known For

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Politician is Rennes's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (122).

Rennes over-indexes on prelate8.1× the global rate.

Rennes under-produces actor — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician122
  2. Football44
  3. Writer31
  4. Historian26
  5. Militar24
  6. Painter22
  7. Sport19
  8. Priest17
  1. Prelate108.1×
  2. Historian263.4×
  3. Militar242.7×
  4. Photographer82.3×
  5. Sculptor102.1×
  6. Architect132.0×
  7. Officer91.9×
  8. Artist131.7×
  1. Actor160.4×
  2. Football440.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Rennes's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 16 of 729 notable people

0042 AUTHOR

Pierre-Louis Ginguené

1748 - 1816

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0045 LAWYER

Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu

1747 - 1825

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0061 JOURNALIST

Julien Louis Geoffroy

1743 - 1814

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0120 NUN

Adélaïde-Marie Champion de Cicé

1749 - 1818

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0370 POLITICIAN

François-Toussaint Villers

1749 - 1807

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0548 POLITICIAN

Agathon Pinot du Petit-Bois

1742 - 1809

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0586 CLERIC

Renatus Andrieux

1742 - 1792

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0596 ENGINEER

Pierre Besnard (ingénieur)

1741 - 1808

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0609 MILITAR

Jean-Charles Villers

1749 - 1814

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0642 POLITICIAN

Suzain Vaneau

1747 - 1803

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0670 POLITICIAN

François Yves Faverot de Kerbrech

1740 - 1808

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0674 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marie Antoine Élie

1747 - 1819

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0680 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Maurel

1741 - 1805

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0685 OFFICER

Charles Thierry de La Prévalaye

1749 - 1824

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0720 POLITICIAN

François-Joseph-Marie Couëssurel de La Brousse �

1741 - 1802

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0725 POLITICIAN

Alexandre François Laurent Lepoitevin

1745 - 1840

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