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Famous people · Lamballe-Armor, Côtes-d'Armor

Athletes 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.

#1 best knownBruno CornilletSports · born 1963
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Born here
21
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bruno Cornillet
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1450
Guillaume Guéguen
Youngest
1970
Gilles Lamiré
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people

What stands out about Lamballe-Armor’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

Through the years

When Lamballe-Armor’s famous people were born

The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 5.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireThe 20th century15001600170018001900Bruno CornilletRené MaltêteMarie de Luxembourg
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotableFaithMusic

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

The best known

Born in Lamballe-Armor

Bruno Cornillet leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Mathurin Méheut (8) and Philippe Leleu (7).

Bruno Cornillet#1
Sports

Bruno Cornillet

born 1963

Road bicycle racer

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Mathurin Méheut#2
Writing & Arts

Mathurin Méheut

1882–1958

French artist (1882-1958)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PL#3
Sports

Philippe Leleu

born 1958

Road bicycle racer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Lamballe-Armor

The other 18 span the years 1450 to 1970.

JR

Jean-François Rault

born 1958

French bicycle racer

Marie de Luxembourg

Marie de Luxembourg

1562–1623

(1562-1623)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RM

René Maltête

1930–2000

French photographer (1930-2000)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
André Chauvel

André Chauvel

1909–1973

French association football player (1909-1973)

CB

Chantal Bouloux

born 1961

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Saint-Brieuc lists the most people: 172.

Questions 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)

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.