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Famous people · Mégrit, Côtes-d'Armor
Émile Poilvé tops a list of 2 famous people born in Mégrit
At the top of the list is the French wrestler Émile Poilvé, covered in 14 languages. The other is Francis Guinard, the French sculptor. Nearby, Dinan, 11 mi away, lists 87, led by Charles Pinot Duclos. Over 10 years of births, the list goes from Émile Poilvé (1903) to Francis Guinard (1913).
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Poilvé
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1903
Émile Poilvé
Youngest
1913
Francis Guinard
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Mégrit
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Writing & Arts
Francis Guinard
1913–1996French sculptor
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Mégrit is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
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
Around it, Dinan has the most people on record, 87 of them.
Dinan · 11 miCharles Pinot Duclos & 86 more
Broons · 5 miBertrand du Guesclin & 4 morePPPlancoët · 9 miPascal Poisson & 3 more
Jugon-les-Lacs · 3 miJean Robieux & 1 moreGNPlénée-Jugon · 7 miGilbert Noël & 1 moreBLCaulnes · 8 miBernard Lemarié & 1 more
Val-d'Arguenon · 9 miCharles Rioust de Largentaye & 1 moreKLanvallay · 12 miKlineQuestions about famous people from Mégrit
Who is the most famous person from Mégrit?
Émile Poilvé (French wrestler) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Francis Guinard.
How many famous people were born in Mégrit?
2 people born in Mégrit have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Mégrit known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mégrit?
Émile Poilvé, born in 1903. The youngest on the list was born in 1913.
Who counts as from Mégrit?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mégrit 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 (4)
- Charles Pinot Duclos: Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand du Guesclin: D. F. (David Flavel) Jameson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Robieux: Crobieux, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rioust de Largentaye: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.