No one from Le Merzer is on the famous people list yet
Of its neighbours, Guingamp, 4 mi away, lists the most: 34, Théodule Ribot first. Across Côtes-d'Armor, 162 towns list someone born there. 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.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Merzer (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Merzer yet.
Famous people born near Le Merzer
The neighbour with the most names is Guingamp, at 34.
Guingamp · 4 miThéodule Ribot & 33 more
Pabu · 3 miRobin Le Normand & 8 moreABChâtelaudren-Plouagat · 5 miAugustin Beauverger & 4 more
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer · 11 miThéodore Guérin & 4 more
Plouha · 10 miJean-Louis Hamon & 3 moreYCPordic · 11 miYvon Cloarec & 2 more
Saint-Quay-Portrieux · 12 miMarie-Thérèse Auffray & 2 moreCLGrâces · 5 miColette LussanQuestions about famous people from Le Merzer
Who counts as from Le Merzer?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Merzer 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 (5)
- Théodule Ribot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Le Normand: Giovanni Batista Rodriguez from San Sebastian-Donostia, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théodore Guérin: Unknown author Unknown author . Artists' name is obstructed; possibly Darjoi, Dayon or Joyan., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Hamon: Jean-Louis Hamon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Thérèse Auffray: Cahtls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.