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Famous people · Plouha, Côtes-d'Armor

Jean-Louis Hamon tops a list of 4 famous people born in Plouha

Articles in 10 languages make the French painter Jean-Louis Hamon the best known. Close behind are Alain Le Guen and Dr Nozman. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.6 on the list, well above the typical Côtes-d'Armor town’s 5.6. More are writers and artists than anything else, 2 in all.

#1 best knownJean-Louis HamonWriting & Arts · 1821–1874
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Louis Hamon
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1821
Jean-Louis Hamon
Youngest
1990
Dr Nozman
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Plouha

Jean-Louis Hamon has articles in 10 languages, Alain Le Guen in 2 and Dr Nozman in 2.

Jean-Louis Hamon#1
Writing & Arts

Jean-Louis Hamon

1821–1874

French painter (1821-1874)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AG#2
Politics & Law

Alain Le Guen

1926–2016

French politician (1926–2016)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Plouha’s famous people were born

The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Alain Le GuenDr NozmanJean-Louis Hamon
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Plouha is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Plouha

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Paimpol has the longest list next door: 31.

Questions about famous people from Plouha

Who is the most famous person from Plouha?

Jean-Louis Hamon (French painter (1821-1874)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain Le Guen and Dr Nozman.

How many famous people were born in Plouha?

4 people born in Plouha have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Plouha known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plouha?

Jean-Louis Hamon, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.

Who counts as from Plouha?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouha 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 (6)

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.