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Famous people · Pontrieux, Côtes-d'Armor

Of the 8 famous people born in Pontrieux, an unusual share are leaders

The best known is the French politician and engineer Yves Le Trocquer, with articles in 8 languages. Second place goes to the French lawyer Jacques Le Brigant, third to Maodez Glanndour. The list reaches back to Jacques Le Brigant, born in 1720, one of 3 born before the Revolution. Only 12 of the 162 towns in Côtes-d'Armor with anyone on record list more.

Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yves Le Trocquer
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1720
Jacques Le Brigant
Youngest
1944
Jean-Loup Avril
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Pontrieux’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Pontrieux is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.

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

Through the years

When Pontrieux’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century170017501800185019001950Maodez GlanndourJoseph Marie Le BouédecJean-Loup AvrilClet-Marie ChironJacques Le BrigantYves Le Trocquer
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary

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

The best known

Born in Pontrieux

By how many languages cover them, Yves Le Trocquer comes first (8), then Jacques Le Brigant (5) and Maodez Glanndour (5).

YT#1
Politics & Law

Yves Le Trocquer

1877–1938

French politician and engineer (1877–1938)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jacques Le Brigant

1720–1804

French lawyer (1720-1804)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MG#3
Writing & Arts

Maodez Glanndour

1909–1986

French poet, catholic priest and writer (1909-1986)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Pontrieux

5 more, from 1752 to 1944.

JA

Jean-Loup Avril

1944–2015

French writer, doctor of medicine and bacteriologist (1944–2015)

PC

Pierre Cavellat

1901–1995

French painter, ceramist and magistrate (1901–1995)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Guingamp lists the most people: 34.

Questions about famous people from Pontrieux

Who is the most famous person from Pontrieux?

Yves Le Trocquer (French politician and engineer (1877–1938)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Le Brigant and Maodez Glanndour.

How many famous people were born in Pontrieux?

8 people born in Pontrieux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Pontrieux known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 8. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pontrieux?

Jacques Le Brigant, born in 1720. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Pontrieux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pontrieux 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.