4 famous people were born in Erquy
Georges Talbourdet, the French cyclist, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Henri Larrière and Léon Hamonet. The list runs from Léon Hamonet, born in 1877, to Georges Talbourdet, born in 1951. Per head, the list is long: 10.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Côtes-d'Armor has 5.6.

Born in Erquy
First, Georges Talbourdet (5 languages), then Henri Larrière (2) and Léon Hamonet (2).
#2Henri Larrière
1935–2024French sculptor (1935–2024)
Léon Hamonet
1877–1953French painter (1877-1953)
When Erquy’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Erquy is known for
Share of Erquy’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Erquy
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Erquy, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Erquy
Who is the most famous person from Erquy?
Georges Talbourdet (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Larrière and Léon Hamonet.
How many famous people were born in Erquy?
4 people born in Erquy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Erquy known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Erquy?
Léon Hamonet, born in 1877. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.
Who counts as from Erquy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Erquy 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 (4)
- Henri Larrière: Pantalaskas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Cornillet: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Le Roy: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rioust de Largentaye: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.


