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Famous people · Bréhand, Côtes-d'Armor

From 1762 to 2004, Bréhand was the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the chouan leader Amateur-Jérôme Le Bras des Forges de Boishardy, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French cyclist Pierre-Henry Basset. The nearest list is in Lamballe-Armor, 6 mi away: 21 names, starting with Bruno Cornillet. The list’s best known name, Amateur-Jérôme Le Bras des Forges de Boishardy, dates from 1762.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Amateur-Jérôme Le Bras des Forges de Boishardy
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1762
Amateur-Jérôme Le Bras des Forges de Boishardy
Youngest
2004
Pierre-Henry Basset
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Bréhand

AB#1
Military

Amateur-Jérôme Le Bras des Forges de Boishardy

1762–1795

Chouan leader (1762–1795)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PB#2
Sports

Pierre-Henry Basset

born 2004

French cyclist

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Bréhand is known for

Military leads the fields, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Lamballe-Armor: 21.

Questions about famous people from Bréhand

Who is the most famous person from Bréhand?

Amateur-Jérôme Le Bras des Forges de Boishardy (Chouan leader (1762–1795)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre-Henry Basset.

How many famous people were born in Bréhand?

2 people born in Bréhand have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Bréhand known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bréhand?

Amateur-Jérôme Le Bras des Forges de Boishardy, born in 1762. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

Who counts as from Bréhand?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bréhand itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.