#1Famous people · Plérin, Côtes-d'Armor
9 famous people were born in Plérin from 1715 to 1960
Jean-Olivier Briand, the Catholic bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Michel Le Denmat and Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais. The largest group, 4, was born between 1914 and 1969. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.2, close to the 5.6 of the typical Côtes-d'Armor town.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Olivier Briand
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1715
Jean-Olivier Briand
Youngest
1960
Pascal Quintin
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Plérin
First, Jean-Olivier Briand (5 languages), then Michel Le Denmat (5) and Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais (4).
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Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais
1892–1916French aviator (1892–1916)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Plérin’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1710s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsNotableFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Plérin is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Plérin
The rest number 6, with 3 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Saint-Brieuc counts 172 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Saint-Brieuc · 2 miPatrick Dewaere & 171 more
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer · 6 miThéodore Guérin & 4 moreYCPordic · 4 miYvon Cloarec & 2 more
Saint-Quay-Portrieux · 9 miMarie-Thérèse Auffray & 2 moreBHYffiniac · 6 miBernard Hinault & 1 more
Ploufragan · 4 miJérémy Le DouaronMGPlédran · 6 miMaurice Le GuillouxFAPlélo · 8 miFrançois AuffrayQuestions about famous people from Plérin
Who is the most famous person from Plérin?
Jean-Olivier Briand (Catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Le Denmat and Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais.
How many famous people were born in Plérin?
9 people born in Plérin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Plérin known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 9. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plérin?
Jean-Olivier Briand, born in 1715. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.
Who counts as from Plérin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plérin 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)
- Jean-Olivier Briand: Attributed to Louis-Chrétien de Heer (1760-before 1808), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles de Lorgeril: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Dewaere: Fabiàn Cevallos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Théodore Guérin: Unknown author Unknown author . Artists' name is obstructed; possibly Darjoi, Dayon or Joyan., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Thérèse Auffray: Cahtls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérémy Le Douaron: SonoGrazy, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.