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Famous people · La Roche-Jaudy, Côtes-d'Armor

La Roche-Jaudy’s famous people span 185 years: 4 births from 1758 to 1943

With articles in 8 languages, Narcisse Quellien is the most widely known. The French equestrian Patrick Le Rolland ranks second, ahead of Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte. For every 10,000 residents there are 15.2 on the list, well above the typical Côtes-d'Armor town’s 5.6. Fewer than a quarter of the 162 towns in Côtes-d'Armor with famous people list more.

#2 best knownPatrick Le RollandSports · 1943–2014
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Narcisse Quellien
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1758
Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte
Youngest
1943
Patrick Le Rolland
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in La Roche-Jaudy

Narcisse Quellien has articles in 8 languages, Patrick Le Rolland in 3 and Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte in 1.

NQ#1
Science & Medicine

Narcisse Quellien

1848–1902

French anthropologist, poet and writer (1848-1902)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Patrick Le Rolland#2
Sports

Patrick Le Rolland

1943–2014

French equestrian (1943–2014)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AV#3
Politics & Law

Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte

1758–1842

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When La Roche-Jaudy’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1840s come out on top, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Jean KerlévéoAntoine Marie Noël Julien VistorteNarcisse Quellien
Science & MedicineSportsPolitics & LawFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What La Roche-Jaudy is known for

Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in La Roche-Jaudy

1 more, best known first.

JK

Jean Kerlévéo

1910–2000

French catholic priest, jurist and historian (1910–2000)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from La Roche-Jaudy

Who is the most famous person from La Roche-Jaudy?

Narcisse Quellien (French anthropologist, poet and writer (1848-1902)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Patrick Le Rolland and Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte.

How many famous people were born in La Roche-Jaudy?

4 people born in La Roche-Jaudy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is La Roche-Jaudy known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Roche-Jaudy?

Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from La Roche-Jaudy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Roche-Jaudy 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 (6)

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.