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Famous people · Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor

Christophe Le Mével tops a list of 49 famous people born in Lannion

Articles in 21 languages make the road bicycle racer Christophe Le Mével the best known. Second and third on the list are Charles Le Goffic and Johan Le Bon. Only 2 towns in Côtes-d'Armor list more. 14 of them were born since 1970.

#1 best knownChristophe Le MévelSports · born 1980
+45more
Born here
49
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christophe Le Mével
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1350
Matthieu du Kosker
Youngest
2005
Elyne Roussel
Most common field
Sports
13 people

What stands out about Lannion’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Lannion’s famous people were born

The 1990s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.

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

The best known

Born in Lannion

Christophe Le Mével, Charles Le Goffic and Johan Le Bon are written about in 21, 19 and 16 languages.

Christophe Le Mével#1
Sports

Christophe Le Mével

born 1980

Road bicycle racer

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Charles Le Goffic#2
Writing & Arts

Charles Le Goffic

1863–1932

French poet, novelist and historian (1863-1932)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Johan Le Bon#3
Sports

Johan Le Bon

born 1990

Cyclist

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Lannion is known for

Lannion has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Lannion

The other 46 span the years 1350 to 2005.

Jean-Cyril Robin

Jean-Cyril Robin

born 1969

French road bicycle racer

Auguste François Marie Glaziou

Auguste François Marie Glaziou

1828–1906

French landscape designer, botanist and botanical collector (1828–1906)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Denis-Will Poha

Denis-Will Poha

born 1997

French association football player

Pierre-Yves André

Pierre-Yves André

born 1974

French footballer (born 1974)

Fañch Broudic

Fañch Broudic

born 1946

Breton journalist and writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Bernadette Cattanéo

Bernadette Cattanéo

1899–1963

Communist trade unionist (1899–1963)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Loïg Chesnais-Girard

Loïg Chesnais-Girard

born 1977

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SD

Sylvain Didot

born 1975

French footballer (born 1975)

Pierre Sabbagh

Pierre Sabbagh

1918–1994

French television journalist (1918-1994)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Audrey Le Morvan

Audrey Le Morvan

born 1987

French para table tennis player

GD

Gilles Dupray

born 1970

French athletics competitor

JK

Jean de Kervasdoué

born 1944

French economist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
RM

Renaud Machart

born 1962

French radio producer, musicologist and music critic

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
JH

Johannes Hallervorden

born 1998

German actor, stage actor and film actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Perros-Guirec lists the most people: 6.

Questions about famous people from Lannion

Who is the most famous person from Lannion?

Christophe Le Mével (Road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Le Goffic and Johan Le Bon.

How many famous people were born in Lannion?

49 people born in Lannion have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 62 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 Lannion known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 13 of the 49. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lannion?

Matthieu du Kosker, born in 1350. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.

Who counts as from Lannion?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lannion 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 (20)

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.