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
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Paul Paillole
1905 - 2002
Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
1720 - 1791
Jean Vallette d'Osia
1898 - 2000
André Lalande
1913 - 1995
Vincent Desportes
Born 1953
Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon
1646 - 1730
Louis de Bréhan de Plélo
1699 - 1734
Olivier Mazel
1858 - 1940
Hippolyte Piré
1778 - 1850
Henry Victor Deligny
1855 - 1938
Léon Gautier (militaire)
Born 1922
Auguste-Frédéric de Talhouët
1788 - 1842
Marc Rouvillois
1903 - 1986
Louis Mazères
1808 - 1873
Hubert Granier
Born 1932
Georges Prosper Anne Claret de la Touche
1852 - 1939
Auguste de Keralio
1715 - 1805
Agathon Marie René de La Bintinaye
1758 - 1792
André Roux (amiral)
1907 - 1983
René François Aubrée
1763 - 1808
Charles Le Cocq
1898 - 1945
Noël Garnier-Duplessix
1860 - 1928
Jean-Charles Villers
1749 - 1814
Joseph Marie Piolaine
1760 - 1816