#131 famous people were born in Paimpol, more of them leaders than in most towns
Étienne Didot, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. 7 of them were born since 1970. The list comes to 42.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.6 in the typical town in Côtes-d'Armor. Only 4 of the 162 towns in Côtes-d'Armor with anyone on record list more.
What stands out about Paimpol’s famous people
What Paimpol is known for
Paimpol has 1.8× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
When Paimpol’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 6 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Paimpol
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#3Marcel Cachin
1869–1958French politician (1869-1958)
Everyone else born in Paimpol
A further 28 follow, born between 1754 and 1978.


Gabriel Le Bras
1891–1970French lawyer, sociologist and historian of religions (1891-1970)




Pierre François Marie Denis de Lagarde
1768–1848French jurist (1768-1848)
René Joseph Pierre François Morand
1755–1822French politician (1755-1822)

No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Paimpol
Who is the most famous person from Paimpol?
Étienne Didot (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nathalie Even-Lancien and Marcel Cachin.
How many famous people were born in Paimpol?
31 people born in Paimpol have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 44 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 Paimpol known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 13 of the 31. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Paimpol?
Nicolas Armez, born in 1754. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.
Who counts as from Paimpol?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Paimpol 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 (11)
- Étienne Didot: Luc-Éric Manneville, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Cachin: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Éric Bothorel: Jean-Luc Hauser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armand Dayot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Ciriez: Frédéric Ciriez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickael Tanter: Kerbag, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Jean-Claude Thomas: Tippy68, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Armez: Anonymous, perhaps Charles Toussaint Labadye., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Le Guen: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Flohic: Alexandre Moatti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Hamon: Jean-Louis Hamon, 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.

