François-Marie Luzel
1821–1895French writer (1821–1895)
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François-Marie Luzel, the French writer, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Close behind are André Thomas and Yves Le Gac. Nearby, Lannion, 9 mi away, lists 49, led by Christophe Le Mével. The oldest name on the list belongs to François-Marie Luzel, born in 1821, the newest to André Thomas, born in 1911.
First, François-Marie Luzel (14 languages), then André Thomas (2) and Yves Le Gac (1).
French writer (1821–1895)
French cinematographer (1911-1956)
French politician, tanner and merchant (1889–1958)
Share of Plouaret’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Nearby, Lannion has the most on record, with 49.
François-Marie Luzel (French writer (1821–1895)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Thomas and Yves Le Gac.
3 people born in Plouaret have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
François-Marie Luzel, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouaret 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.
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