No famous person yet from Runan
Just 9 mi away, Guingamp’s list holds 34 names, Théodule Ribot the best known. Across Côtes-d'Armor, the lists cover 162 towns. The longest list in Côtes-d'Armor is Saint-Brieuc’s, with 172 names. After Saint-Brieuc, the next longest list in Côtes-d'Armor is Dinan’s, with 87.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Runan (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Runan yet.
Famous people born near Runan
Around it, Guingamp has the most people on record, 34 of them.
Guingamp · 9 miThéodule Ribot & 33 more
Paimpol · 10 miÉtienne Didot & 30 more
Pabu · 9 miRobin Le Normand & 8 more
Ploubezre · 11 miYves Guérin-Sérac & 4 moreNQLa Roche-Jaudy · 3 miNarcisse Quellien & 3 more
Ploubazlanec · 11 miFrançois Flohic & 3 moreCGPenvénan · 10 miCharles-Marie Guillois & 1 moreCLGrâces · 10 miColette LussanQuestions about famous people from Runan
Who counts as from Runan?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Runan 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)
- Théodule Ribot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Didot: Luc-Éric Manneville, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Le Normand: Giovanni Batista Rodriguez from San Sebastian-Donostia, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Guérin-Sérac: Gilbert Dréan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Flohic: Alexandre Moatti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.