#1Athletes stand out among the 21 famous people born in Lamballe-Armor
Articles in 12 languages make the road bicycle racer Bruno Cornillet the best known. Mathurin Méheut, the French artist, comes second, with Philippe Leleu third. 10 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.6 in the typical town in Côtes-d'Armor.
What stands out about Lamballe-Armor’s famous people
What Lamballe-Armor is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
When Lamballe-Armor’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Lamballe-Armor
Bruno Cornillet leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Mathurin Méheut (8) and Philippe Leleu (7).
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#2Mathurin Méheut
1882–1958French artist (1882-1958)
Everyone else born in Lamballe-Armor
The other 18 span the years 1450 to 1970.






Ernest Louis Carré-Kérisouet
1832–1877French politician (1832-1877)


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Saint-Brieuc lists the most people: 172.
Saint-Brieuc · 11 miPatrick Dewaere & 171 moreGTErquy · 11 miGeorges Talbourdet & 3 more
Pléneuf-Val-André · 7 miFlorian Le Roy & 2 moreBHYffiniac · 7 miBernard Hinault & 1 moreGNPlénée-Jugon · 10 miGilbert Noël & 1 more
Jugon-les-Lacs · 10 miJean Robieux & 1 more
Val-d'Arguenon · 11 miCharles Rioust de Largentaye & 1 moreMGPlédran · 10 miMaurice Le GuillouxQuestions about famous people from Lamballe-Armor
Who is the most famous person from Lamballe-Armor?
Bruno Cornillet (Road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Mathurin Méheut and Philippe Leleu.
How many famous people were born in Lamballe-Armor?
21 people born in Lamballe-Armor have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 31 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 Lamballe-Armor known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 7 of the 21. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lamballe-Armor?
Guillaume Guéguen, born in 1450. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
Who counts as from Lamballe-Armor?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lamballe-Armor 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 (14)
- Bruno Cornillet: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathurin Méheut: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie de Luxembourg: École de Clouet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Deschamps: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Téry: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Chauvel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Longueville: De Longueville, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Louis Carré-Kérisouet: Atelier Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Lamiré: Zephir35, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Guéguen: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Dewaere: Fabiàn Cevallos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Le Roy: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Robieux: Crobieux, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rioust de Largentaye: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.