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Famous people · Paule, Côtes-d'Armor

From 1643 to 1956, Paule was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Best known of all is Olivier Jégou de Kervilio, written about in 3 languages. Close behind are Guillaume Daniel and Daniel Pennec. Just 6 mi away, Carhaix-Plouguer’s list holds 18 names, Claude Michel the best known. Only 33 of the 162 towns in Côtes-d'Armor with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Olivier Jégou de Kervilio
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1643
Olivier Jégou de Kervilio
Youngest
1956
Daniel Pennec
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Paule

Two of the three are leaders.

OK#1
Faith

Olivier Jégou de Kervilio

1643–1731

(1643-1731)

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

Guillaume Daniel

1908–1990

French politician

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

Daniel Pennec

born 1956

French politician

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

What Paule is known for

Share of Paule’s famous people in each 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

Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Paule

Who is the most famous person from Paule?

Olivier Jégou de Kervilio ((1643-1731)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guillaume Daniel and Daniel Pennec.

How many famous people were born in Paule?

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

What is Paule 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 Paule?

Olivier Jégou de Kervilio, born in 1643. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.

Who counts as from Paule?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Paule 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)

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.