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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 59 notable births.

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 33 of 729 notable people

0007 FOOTBALL

Camille Abily

Born 1984

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0020 SPORT

Julien Simon

Born 1985

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0062 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Malika Ménard

Born 1987

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0071 SPORT

Armindo Fonseca

Born 1989

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0079 FOOTBALL

Johann Ramaré

Born 1984

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0082 SINGER

Damien Guillon

Born 1981

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0087 FOOTBALL

Aurélien Montaroup

Born 1985

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0090 SPORT

Pascale Jeuland

Born 1987

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0108 WRITER

Anna Sam

Born 1980

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0140 CONDUCTOR

Sébastien Daucé

Born 1980

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0189 POLITICIAN

Bérangère Couillard

Born 1986

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0217 SPRINT

Vincent Lecrubier

Born 1986

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0241 KAYAK

Sarah Troël

Born 1986

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0268 HUMOURIST

Arnaud Cosson

Born 1981

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0285 GOLF

Damien Perrier

Born 1989

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0347 PHOTOGRAPHER

Marion Poussier

Born 1980

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0363 DRIVER

Matthieu Lahaye

Born 1984

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0391 JUDO

Laetitia Blot

Born 1983

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0396 ADVISOR

Nicolas Princen

Born 1986

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0428 SKYDIVER

Thomas Jeannerot

Born 1984

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0431 FOOTBALL

Cédric Vanoukia

Born 1982

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0473 ACTOR

Flavie Péan

Born 1984

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0488 PLAYER

Raphaël Corre

Born 1989

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0512 SPORT

Romain Lebreton

Born 1984

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0517 JOURNALIST

Julien Fébreau

Born 1982

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0518 BIOGRAPHER

Isaure (auteur)

Born 1982

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0557 PLAYER

Adrien Allain

Born 1986

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0566 ACTOR

Alexandre Lecroc

Born 1985

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0594 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Etiemble

Born 1987

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0601 FOOTBALL

Jean-Marie David

Born 1982

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0662 PLAYER

Francis Nganga

Born 1984

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0678 BASKET

Emmanuelle Gorjeu

Born 1989

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0681 PLAYER

Maxime Godefroy

Born 1984

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