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Famous people · Merdrignac, Côtes-d'Armor

4 famous people call Merdrignac their birthplace

Articles in 5 languages make the French politician Jacqueline Chevé the best known. Pierre Boisson and Louis Guillois follow. Per head, the list is long: 12.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Côtes-d'Armor has 5.6. The biggest group are leaders: 3.

#1 best knownJacqueline ChevéPolitics & Law · 1961–2010
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Born here
4
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Best known
Jacqueline Chevé
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
Louis Guillois
Youngest
1961
Jacqueline Chevé
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Merdrignac

All three are leaders.

Jacqueline Chevé#1
Politics & Law

Jacqueline Chevé

1961–2010

French politician (1961-2010)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PB#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Boisson

1894–1948

French politician (1894-1948)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Louis Guillois#3
Politics & Law

Louis Guillois

1872–1952

French politician (1872-1952)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Merdrignac’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950René RuelloLouis GuilloisPierre BoissonJacqueline Chevé
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Merdrignac is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.2 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Merdrignac

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Saint-Méen-le-Grand, with 7.

Questions about famous people from Merdrignac

Who is the most famous person from Merdrignac?

Jacqueline Chevé (French politician (1961-2010)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Boisson and Louis Guillois.

How many famous people were born in Merdrignac?

4 people born in Merdrignac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Merdrignac known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Merdrignac?

Louis Guillois, born in 1872. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.

Who counts as from Merdrignac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Merdrignac 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 (7)

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.