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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- Field: Sport Clear ×
Julien Simon
Born 1985
Maxime Daniel
Born 1991
Marc Gomez
Born 1954
Armindo Fonseca
Born 1989
Pascale Jeuland
Born 1987
Laurent Madouas
Born 1967
Stéphane Heulot
Born 1971
Erwann Corbel
Born 1991
Corentin Cherhal
Born 1994
Hervé Garel
Born 1967
Nolvenn Le Caër
Born 1978
Pierre Rochcongar
1947 - 2016
Étienne Tortelier
Born 1990
Florentin Lecamus-Lambert
Born 1999
Damien Le Fustec
Born 1990
Romain Lebreton
Born 1984
Franck Laurance
Born 1970
Marcel Boishardy
1945 - 2011
Éric Heulot
Born 1962