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
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
André Lalande
1913 - 1995
Guy Riobé
1911 - 1978
Théophile Jeusset
1910 - 1968
Simone Morand
1914 - 2001
Lucien Baumann
1910 - 2012
André Beauce
1911 - 1974
Henri de Farcy
1914 - 1983
Yves Lavoquer
1911 - 1981
René Jean Schiltz
1917 - 1993
Pierre de Maismont
1911 - 1944
Jean Rouget
Born 1916
Marcel Decoux
1910 - 1995
Marcel Fautrad
1918 - 1943
Henri Jouault
1917 - 1995
Lucien Croci
1919 - 1945
Lucien Bernier (militaire)
1914 - 1944