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Famous people · Tréguier, Côtes-d'Armor

Ernest Renan and 14 more famous people were born in Tréguier

Ernest Renan, the French philosopher and writer, has articles in 82 languages. Second place goes to the French writer Henriette Renan, third to Viviane Le Dissez. 6 of them are leaders, 1.7 times the share across French towns. The largest group, 7, was born between 1914 and 1969.

Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ernest Renan
82 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1757
Nicolas Yves Borie
Youngest
1973
Jérôme Guézénec
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people

What stands out about Tréguier’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Tréguier

The three are covered in 82, 4 and 4 languages: Ernest Renan, Henriette Renan and Viviane Le Dissez.

ER#1
Writing & Arts

Ernest Renan

1823–1892

French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)

82 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HR#2
Writing & Arts

Henriette Renan

1811–1861

French writer (1811-1861)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
VD#3
Politics & Law

Viviane Le Dissez

born 1959

French politician

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

What Tréguier is known for

Tréguier has 1.7× the usual share of leaders.

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

Through the years

When Tréguier’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 4 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Viviane Le DissezHenriette RenanAthanase Clément de Ris
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Tréguier

Another 12, 5 of them leaders.

JG

Jérôme Guézénec

born 1973

French table tennis player

AG

Annie Guéhenno

1916–2006

Franch resistance fighter and writer (1916–2006)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Lannion’s, at 49 names.

Questions about famous people from Tréguier

Who is the most famous person from Tréguier?

Ernest Renan (French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)) is the best known by our measure: 82 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henriette Renan and Viviane Le Dissez.

How many famous people were born in Tréguier?

15 people born in Tréguier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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 Tréguier known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 6 of the 15. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tréguier?

Nicolas Yves Borie, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.

Who counts as from Tréguier?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tréguier 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.