Pierre Le Gloan
1913–1943French flying ace (1913-1943)
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At the top of the list is the French flying ace Pierre Le Gloan, covered in 8 languages. The next two names are Michel Le Milinaire and Toussaint Le Garrec. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 3 in all. Toussaint Le Garrec, born in 1862, is the earliest name and Jean Kergrist, born in 1940, the latest.
Pierre Le Gloan leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Michel Le Milinaire (6) and Toussaint Le Garrec (4).
French flying ace (1913-1943)
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French poet (1862–1939)
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
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A further 2 follow, born between 1917 and 1940.
French actor, theatre director, writer and circus performer (1940–2019)
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Carhaix-Plouguer leads the towns around it, with 18 names.
Pierre Le Gloan (French flying ace (1913-1943)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Le Milinaire and Toussaint Le Garrec.
5 people born in Kergrist-Moëlou have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 5. That is 20% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Toussaint Le Garrec, born in 1862. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Kergrist-Moëlou 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.
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