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Famous people · Lanvollon, Côtes-d'Armor

From 1818 to 1953, Lanvollon was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician Henri Bouret, covered in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Jacques Josse and Silvain Duval. Théodule Ribot tops the 34 names on record in Guingamp, 9 mi away. The list’s best known name, Henri Bouret, dates from 1916.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Bouret
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1818
Silvain Duval
Youngest
1953
Jacques Josse
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Lanvollon

Ranked by languages covered: Henri Bouret with 3, then Jacques Josse with 1 and Silvain Duval with 1.

HB#1
Politics & Law

Henri Bouret

1916–1971

French politician (1916–1971)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JJ#2
Writing & Arts

Jacques Josse

born 1953

French publisher and poet

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
SD#3
Politics & Law

Silvain Duval

1818–1883

French politician (1818–1883)

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

What Lanvollon is known for

Share of Lanvollon’s famous people in each field.

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

Guingamp leads the towns around it, with 34 names.

Questions about famous people from Lanvollon

Who is the most famous person from Lanvollon?

Henri Bouret (French politician (1916–1971)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Josse and Silvain Duval.

How many famous people were born in Lanvollon?

3 people born in Lanvollon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Lanvollon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lanvollon?

Silvain Duval, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.

Who counts as from Lanvollon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanvollon 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 (6)

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.