Narcisse Quellien
1848–1902French anthropologist, poet and writer (1848-1902)
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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.

Narcisse Quellien has articles in 8 languages, Patrick Le Rolland in 3 and Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte in 1.
French anthropologist, poet and writer (1848-1902)
#2French equestrian (1943–2014)
French politician
Count by decade and the 1840s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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French catholic priest, jurist and historian (1910–2000)
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Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
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.
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).
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Antoine Marie Noël Julien Vistorte, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.
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.
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