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Famous people · Plouguenast-Langast, Côtes-d'Armor

3 famous people were born in Plouguenast-Langast

Articles in 4 languages make the French long distance runner Lucien Rault the best known. The French priest and theologian Alexis Presse ranks second, ahead of Eugène Mando. Of its neighbours, Loudéac, 8 mi away, lists the most: 26, Marylise Lebranchu first. Eugène Mando (1855) and Lucien Rault (1936) mark the two ends of the list.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lucien Rault
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1855
Eugène Mando
Youngest
1936
Lucien Rault
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Plouguenast-Langast

The three are covered in 4, 2 and 1 languages: Lucien Rault, Alexis Presse and Eugène Mando.

LR#1
Sports

Lucien Rault

born 1936

French long distance runner

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AP#2
Faith

Alexis Presse

1883–1965

French priest and theologian (1883–1965)

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

Eugène Mando

1855–1939

French politician

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

What Plouguenast-Langast is known for

Share of Plouguenast-Langast’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, 5 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Plouguenast-Langast

Who is the most famous person from Plouguenast-Langast?

Lucien Rault (French long distance runner) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexis Presse and Eugène Mando.

How many famous people were born in Plouguenast-Langast?

3 people born in Plouguenast-Langast 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.

What is Plouguenast-Langast known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plouguenast-Langast?

Eugène Mando, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1936.

Who counts as from Plouguenast-Langast?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouguenast-Langast 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)

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.