FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Famous people · Saint-Clet, Côtes-d'Armor

Saint-Clet is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 2 languages make the French journalist François Ménez the best known. The only other name is the French association football player Jean-François Prigent. The nearest list is in Guingamp, 8 mi away: 34 names, starting with Théodule Ribot. The oldest name on the list belongs to François Ménez, born in 1887, the newest to Jean-François Prigent, born in 1944.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Ménez
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1887
François Ménez
Youngest
1944
Jean-François Prigent
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Clet

FM#1
Writing & Arts

François Ménez

1887–1945

French journalist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JP#2
Sports

Jean-François Prigent

1944–2009

French association football player (1944-2009)

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

What Saint-Clet is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest 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

Close by, Guingamp counts 34 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Clet

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Clet?

François Ménez (French journalist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-François Prigent.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Clet?

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

What is Saint-Clet 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 Saint-Clet?

François Ménez, born in 1887. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Saint-Clet?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Clet 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.