48.1142° N, 1.6808° W
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.
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 prelate — 8.1× the global rate.
Rennes under-produces actor — only 0.4× the global rate.
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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Science
- Military
- Other
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Pierre-Louis Ginguené
1748 - 1816
Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu
1747 - 1825
Julien Louis Geoffroy
1743 - 1814
Adélaïde-Marie Champion de Cicé
1749 - 1818
François-Toussaint Villers
1749 - 1807
Agathon Pinot du Petit-Bois
1742 - 1809
Renatus Andrieux
1742 - 1792
Pierre Besnard (ingénieur)
1741 - 1808
Jean-Charles Villers
1749 - 1814
Suzain Vaneau
1747 - 1803
François Yves Faverot de Kerbrech
1740 - 1808
Jean-Marie Antoine Élie
1747 - 1819
Jean-François Maurel
1741 - 1805
Charles Thierry de La Prévalaye
1749 - 1824
François-Joseph-Marie Couëssurel de La Brousse �
1741 - 1802
Alexandre François Laurent Lepoitevin
1745 - 1840