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Famous people · Glomel, Côtes-d'Armor

2 famous people call Glomel their birthplace

The best known is the French painter Simone Le Moigne, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Hervé de Saisy de Kerampuil. Nearby, Carhaix-Plouguer, 9 mi away, lists 18, led by Claude Michel. Born in 1833, Hervé de Saisy de Kerampuil is the first name on record, and Simone Le Moigne, born in 1911, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Simone Le Moigne
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1833
Hervé de Saisy de Kerampuil
Youngest
1911
Simone Le Moigne
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Glomel

SM#1
Writing & Arts

Simone Le Moigne

1911–2001

French painter (1911-2001)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HK#2
Politics & Law

Hervé de Saisy de Kerampuil

1833–1904

French politician (1833-1904)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Glomel is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Of the towns around it, Carhaix-Plouguer has the most on record: 18.

Questions about famous people from Glomel

Who is the most famous person from Glomel?

Simone Le Moigne (French painter (1911-2001)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hervé de Saisy de Kerampuil.

How many famous people were born in Glomel?

2 people born in Glomel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Glomel known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Glomel?

Hervé de Saisy de Kerampuil, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.

Who counts as from Glomel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Glomel 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 (1)

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.