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Famous people · Lanrivain, Côtes-d'Armor

2 famous people were born in Lanrivain from 1759 to 1930

At the top of the list is the French farmer and singer Marcel Guilloux, covered in 5 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Joseph Marie de Gourlay. Marcel Guilloux was born in 1930. Within 10 mi, Rostrenen lists the most: 10, with Danielle Collobert first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marcel Guilloux
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Joseph Marie de Gourlay
Youngest
1930
Marcel Guilloux
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Lanrivain

MG#1
Music

Marcel Guilloux

1930–2024

French farmer and singer

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JG#2
Politics & Law

Joseph Marie de Gourlay

1759–1818

French politician (1759-1818)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Lanrivain is known for

The field with the most names is Music: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Rostrenen lists the most people: 10.

Questions about famous people from Lanrivain

Who is the most famous person from Lanrivain?

Marcel Guilloux (French farmer and singer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Marie de Gourlay.

How many famous people were born in Lanrivain?

2 people born in Lanrivain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Lanrivain known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lanrivain?

Joseph Marie de Gourlay, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.

Who counts as from Lanrivain?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanrivain 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.

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.