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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

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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 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 24 of 729 notable people

0069 MILITAR

Paul Paillole

1905 - 2002

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0075 MILITAR

Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte

1720 - 1791

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0093 MILITAR

Jean Vallette d'Osia

1898 - 2000

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0102 MILITAR

André Lalande

1913 - 1995

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0109 MILITAR

Vincent Desportes

Born 1953

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0114 MILITAR

Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon

1646 - 1730

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0138 MILITAR

Louis de Bréhan de Plélo

1699 - 1734

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0156 MILITAR

Olivier Mazel

1858 - 1940

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0212 MILITAR

Hippolyte Piré

1778 - 1850

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0224 MILITAR

Henry Victor Deligny

1855 - 1938

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0225 MILITAR

Léon Gautier (militaire)

Born 1922

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0258 MILITAR

Auguste-Frédéric de Talhouët

1788 - 1842

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0312 MILITAR

Marc Rouvillois

1903 - 1986

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0386 MILITAR

Louis Mazères

1808 - 1873

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0411 MILITAR

Hubert Granier

Born 1932

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0432 MILITAR

Georges Prosper Anne Claret de la Touche

1852 - 1939

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0456 MILITAR

Auguste de Keralio

1715 - 1805

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0538 MILITAR

Agathon Marie René de La Bintinaye

1758 - 1792

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0539 MILITAR

André Roux (amiral)

1907 - 1983

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0545 MILITAR

René François Aubrée

1763 - 1808

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0547 MILITAR

Charles Le Cocq

1898 - 1945

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0597 MILITAR

Noël Garnier-Duplessix

1860 - 1928

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0609 MILITAR

Jean-Charles Villers

1749 - 1814

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0712 MILITAR

Joseph Marie Piolaine

1760 - 1816

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