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Famous people · Guerlédan, Côtes-d'Armor

Guerlédan, birthplace of the French naval officer Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris

Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris, the French naval officer, was born in 1856. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their story is told in 2 languages. Go 9 mi to Pontivy and the list grows to 44, with Audrey Cordon-Ragot at the top.

#1 best knownPierre Ange Marie Le BrisMilitary · 1856–1940
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Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris
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Born in Guerlédan

Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris#1
Military

Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris

1856–1940

French naval officer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Of the towns nearby, Pontivy lists the most people: 44.

Questions about famous people from Guerlédan

Who is the most famous person from Guerlédan?

Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris (French naval officer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Guerlédan?

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

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Guerlédan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Guerlédan 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).

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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.