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Famous people · Yffiniac, Côtes-d'Armor

The 2 famous people born in Yffiniac, led by Bernard Hinault

Most widely known is Bernard Hinault, the French cyclist, with articles in 47 languages. The list has one more: the French writer Roger Flouriot. From Roger Flouriot to Bernard Hinault, the births on the list run from 1911 to 1954. Saint-Brieuc, 4 mi away, has 172 on its list, the best known Patrick Dewaere.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Hinault
47 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1911
Roger Flouriot
Youngest
1954
Bernard Hinault
Most common field
Sports
1 person

What stands out about Yffiniac’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Yffiniac

BH#1
Sports

Bernard Hinault

born 1954

French cyclist

47 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RF#2
Writing & Arts

Roger Flouriot

1911–1992

French writer (1911–1992)

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

What Yffiniac is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 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

7 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Yffiniac

Who is the most famous person from Yffiniac?

Bernard Hinault (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 47 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger Flouriot.

How many famous people were born in Yffiniac?

2 people born in Yffiniac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Yffiniac known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Yffiniac?

Roger Flouriot, born in 1911. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Yffiniac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Yffiniac 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.