2 famous people come from Maël-Carhaix, Glenmor the best known
Most widely known is Glenmor, the singer, with articles in 10 languages. The list has one more: the French architect Pierre Lemoine. Glenmor, born in 1931, is the youngest, and Pierre Lemoine, born in 1927, the first on record. Of its neighbours, Carhaix-Plouguer, 7 mi away, lists the most: 18, Claude Michel first.
Born in Maël-Carhaix
Pierre Lemoine
1927–2023French architect (1927–2023)
What Maël-Carhaix 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.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Carhaix-Plouguer has the most on record: 18.
Questions about famous people from Maël-Carhaix
Who is the most famous person from Maël-Carhaix?
Glenmor (Singer (1931–1996)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Lemoine.
How many famous people were born in Maël-Carhaix?
2 people born in Maël-Carhaix 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 Maël-Carhaix 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 Maël-Carhaix?
Pierre Lemoine, born in 1927. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Maël-Carhaix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Maël-Carhaix 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 (1)
- Claude Michel: Schlesiermann, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.
