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Famous people · Trédaniel, Côtes-d'Armor

2 famous people were born in Trédaniel from 1767 to 1925

Articles in 2 languages make the French soldier Alexandre Jacques François de Courson de La Villevallio the best known. The list has one more: the physician Charles Salmon. Just 10 mi away, Lamballe-Armor’s list holds 21 names, Bruno Cornillet the best known. Alexandre Jacques François de Courson de La Villevallio, the best known, was born in 1767.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexandre Jacques François de Courson de La Villevallio
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1767
Alexandre Jacques François de Courson de La Villevallio
Youngest
1925
Charles Salmon
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Trédaniel

AV#1
Military

Alexandre Jacques François de Courson de La Villevallio

1767–1847

French soldier (1767-1847)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CS#2
Science & Medicine

Charles Salmon

1925–2009

Physician (1925-2009)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Trédaniel is known for

The field with the most names is Military: 1.

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

Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Trédaniel

Who is the most famous person from Trédaniel?

Alexandre Jacques François de Courson de La Villevallio (French soldier (1767-1847)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Salmon.

How many famous people were born in Trédaniel?

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

What is Trédaniel known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Trédaniel?

Alexandre Jacques François de Courson de La Villevallio, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Trédaniel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Trédaniel 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 (2)

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.