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Famous people · Plouguiel, Côtes-d'Armor

2 famous people call Plouguiel their birthplace

Jarl Priel, the French novelist and translator, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The other is François-Marie Perichou de Kerversau, the French soldier. For more famous names, Lannion is 11 mi away: its list has 49, led by Christophe Le Mével. The earliest on the list is François-Marie Perichou de Kerversau, born in 1757, and the youngest Jarl Priel, born in 1885.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jarl Priel
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1757
François-Marie Perichou de Kerversau
Youngest
1885
Jarl Priel
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Plouguiel

JP#1
Writing & Arts

Jarl Priel

1885–1965

French novelist and translator (1885-1965)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FK#2
Military

François-Marie Perichou de Kerversau

1757–1825

French soldier (1757-1825)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Plouguiel is known for

Share of Plouguiel’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

Nearby, Lannion has the most on record, with 49.

Questions about famous people from Plouguiel

Who is the most famous person from Plouguiel?

Jarl Priel (French novelist and translator (1885-1965)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François-Marie Perichou de Kerversau.

How many famous people were born in Plouguiel?

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

What is Plouguiel known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plouguiel?

François-Marie Perichou de Kerversau, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1885.

Who counts as from Plouguiel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouguiel 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 (5)

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.