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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 19 of 729 notable people

0020 SPORT

Julien Simon

Born 1985

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0059 SPORT

Maxime Daniel

Born 1991

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0065 SPORT

Marc Gomez

Born 1954

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0071 SPORT

Armindo Fonseca

Born 1989

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0090 SPORT

Pascale Jeuland

Born 1987

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0091 SPORT

Laurent Madouas

Born 1967

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0099 SPORT

Stéphane Heulot

Born 1971

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0158 SPORT

Erwann Corbel

Born 1991

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0233 SPORT

Corentin Cherhal

Born 1994

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0290 SPORT

Hervé Garel

Born 1967

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0358 SPORT

Nolvenn Le Caër

Born 1978

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0379 SPORT

Pierre Rochcongar

1947 - 2016

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0390 SPORT

Étienne Tortelier

Born 1990

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0429 SPORT

Florentin Lecamus-Lambert

Born 1999

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0506 SPORT

Damien Le Fustec

Born 1990

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0512 SPORT

Romain Lebreton

Born 1984

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0560 SPORT

Franck Laurance

Born 1970

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0569 SPORT

Marcel Boishardy

1945 - 2011

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0701 SPORT

Éric Heulot

Born 1962

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