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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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  • Politics & Law
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Science
  • Military
  • Other
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Showing 17 of 729 notable people

0033 PRIEST

Marcel Callo

1921 - 1945

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0095 PRIEST

Jean-Paul James

Born 1952

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0096 PRIEST

Simon Bruté

1779 - 1839

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0098 PRIEST

Michel Pansard

Born 1955

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0101 PRIEST

Godefroy Brossay-Saint-Marc

1803 - 1878

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0132 PRIEST

Paul Dupont des Loges

1804 - 1886

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0133 PRIEST

Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf

1734 - 1799

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0172 PRIEST

Guy Riobé

1911 - 1978

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0179 PRIEST

Christophe Pierre

Born 1946

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0194 PRIEST

Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron

1760 - 1821

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0397 PRIEST

Guillaume Angebault

1790 - 1869

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0437 PRIEST

Raymond d'Izarny

1922 - 2015

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0455 PRIEST

Jean Louis de La Bourdonnaye

1667 - 1745

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0599 PRIEST

Bertrand-Jean-Baptiste-René du Guesclin

1703 - 1766

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0624 PRIEST

René Dersoir

Born 1940

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0686 PRIEST

Charles-François Langlois

1767 - 1851

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0717 PRIEST

Bernard de Rennes

Died 1153

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