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.
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- Writing
- Art & Design
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- Military
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Stanislas Barthélémy
Born 1961
Laurent Lefeuvre
Born 1977
Steve Cuzor
Born 1971
Nicoby
Born 1976
Albert Blesteau
Born 1950
Stéphane Melchior
Born 1965
Robert Moreau (auteur)
1928 - 2006
Fanny Montgermont
Born 1977
Laurent Duthion
Born 1972
Jean-Gérard Gwezenneg
Born 1941
Aristide Perré
1888 - 1958
Jacques Cortellari
1942 - 2002
Joseph Archepel
Born 1925