#1Writing & Arts
Charles Pinot Duclos
1704–1772French writer (1704-1772)
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor
Dinan counts 87 famous people, first among them Charles Pinot Duclos
The best known is the French writer Charles Pinot Duclos, with articles in 31 languages. Benoît Salmon is second and Arnaud Gérard third. Among the 162 towns in Côtes-d'Armor with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. Between 1914 and 1969, 30 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
87
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Pinot Duclos
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1704
Charles Pinot Duclos
Youngest
1997
Valentin Charles
Most common field
Sports
23 people
What stands out about Dinan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dinan’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 15.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dinan
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Dinan is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dinan
84 more, 23 of them leaders.
Jean Urvoy
1898–1989French painter, engraver and writer (1898-1989)
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Élie Gautier
1903–1987French catholic priest, historian and sociologist (1903-1987)
FaithWikipedia (French) ↗
Didier Marc Garin
born 1963French conductor, composer, school teacher and choir director
MusicWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-François-Toussaint de Lorgeril
1751–1825French politician (1751-1825)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Plancoët has the longest list next door: 4.
Questions about famous people from Dinan
Who is the most famous person from Dinan?
Charles Pinot Duclos (French writer (1704-1772)) is the best known by our measure: 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Benoît Salmon and Arnaud Gérard.
How many famous people were born in Dinan?
87 people born in Dinan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 112 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 Dinan known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 23 of the 87. That is 26% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dinan?
Charles Pinot Duclos, born in 1704. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Dinan?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dinan 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 (27)
- Charles Pinot Duclos: Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Guyot: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Marchand: sro_flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cédric Hervé: derivative work: Pirker. Cropped from better resolution version by user:Tekstman . Tour_de_France_2007_stage_2_escape.jpg : Liviooo from Deinze, Belgium, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwige Pitel: Diablotin85, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Angélique Duchemin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Revel: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Le Montagner: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yannick Bodin: LeBoétien, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Huchet: Enzo Pinelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickaël Bouloux: Samuel Chailleux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de Porcaro: Widsith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrille Neveu: Martinp1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrdhin: Jérémy Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile de Wogan: Jules Pelcoq, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Sonic: Miklós Déri, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Cotrel: Tsocot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bernardin Beslay: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rolland Néel de La Vigne: Fred56530, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Toussaint Gagon du Chesnay: Massard, Jean Baptiste Félix / Godefroy, François, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxime Le Montagner: Laurie Beylier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Bourbeillon: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Benoît: Archives électorales du CEVIPOF Sciences Po, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René de Milleville: Asterix99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Jacob: Damdamdidilolo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Élie Gautier: Anonymous Unknown author , no author disclosure, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Février: Frédéric Monsonnec, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.