No one born in Lanfains has made the famous people list yet
Nearby, Quintin, 3 mi away, lists 17, led by Jules Lequier. No town in Côtes-d'Armor lists more than Saint-Brieuc, with 172. After Saint-Brieuc, the next longest list in Côtes-d'Armor is Dinan’s, with 87. In all of Côtes-d'Armor, the famous people on record come from 162 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanfains (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lanfains as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Lanfains
The most names next door are in Quintin: 17.
Questions about famous people from Lanfains
Who counts as from Lanfains?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanfains 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 (4)
- Jules Lequier: Mathurin Le Gal Lasalle (1814-1904)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Bousquet: JulieSavary, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérémy Le Douaron: SonoGrazy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris: Le Tour du monde (based on a photography), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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