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Famous people · Louargat, Côtes-d'Armor

Louargat’s famous people span 146 years: 3 births from 1799 to 1945

Most widely known is Alexandre Thomas, the French politician, with articles in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Paolig Combot and François Le Calvez. Within 9 mi, Guingamp lists the most: 34, with Théodule Ribot first. The list’s best known name, Alexandre Thomas, dates from 1913.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexandre Thomas
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1799
François Le Calvez
Youngest
1945
Paolig Combot
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Louargat

Counted by languages, Alexandre Thomas is ahead of Paolig Combot and François Le Calvez: 3, 2 and 1.

AT#1
Politics & Law

Alexandre Thomas

1913–1990

French politician (1913-1990)

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

Paolig Combot

born 1945

French writer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FC#3
Politics & Law

François Le Calvez

1799–1880

French politician

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

What Louargat is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest 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

Nearby, Guingamp has the most on record, with 34.

Questions about famous people from Louargat

Who is the most famous person from Louargat?

Alexandre Thomas (French politician (1913-1990)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paolig Combot and François Le Calvez.

How many famous people were born in Louargat?

3 people born in Louargat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Louargat 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 Louargat?

François Le Calvez, born in 1799. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.

Who counts as from Louargat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Louargat 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 (3)

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.