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Even Bégaignon
1300–1378Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Jérémy Kergourlay · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Plestin-les-Grèves, Côtes-d'Armor
Plestin-les-Grèves has one famous person on record
Even Bégaignon, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, was born in 1300. Their birth falls before the Revolution. 3 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Morlaix, 10 mi away, lists 96, led by Jean Victor Marie Moreau.
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Even Bégaignon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Even Bégaignon
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Born in Plestin-les-Grèves
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Famous people from the towns next door
Morlaix leads the towns around it, with 96 names.
Morlaix · 10 miJean Victor Marie Moreau & 95 more
Lannion · 9 miChristophe Le Mével & 48 more
Ploubezre · 9 miYves Guérin-Sérac & 4 moreALPlouigneau · 7 miAlphonse Fleuriot de Langle & 3 moreJWPlougasnou · 9 miJean-Claude Wuillemin & 3 moreJBPleumeur-Bodou · 10 miJean-Pierre Le Bras & 2 moreMBSaint-Martin-des-Champs · 11 miMarc Bécam & 2 moreADPlougonven · 10 miAndré Le Dissez & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Plestin-les-Grèves
Who is the most famous person from Plestin-les-Grèves?
Even Bégaignon (Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Plestin-les-Grèves?
1 people born in Plestin-les-Grèves have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Plestin-les-Grèves known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Plestin-les-Grèves?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plestin-les-Grèves 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 (3)
- Jean Victor Marie Moreau: François Gérard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Le Mével: Sanguinez, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Guérin-Sérac: Gilbert Dréan, 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.