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Famous people · Yvias, Côtes-d'Armor

2 famous people call Yvias their birthplace

Jean Laurent, the French politician and lawyer, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician François Le Friec. Within 12 mi, Guingamp lists the most: 34, with Théodule Ribot first. The oldest name on the list belongs to François Le Friec, born in 1857, the newest to Jean Laurent, born in 1858.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Laurent
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1857
François Le Friec
Youngest
1858
Jean Laurent
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Yvias

JL#1
Politics & Law

Jean Laurent

1858–1937

French politician and lawyer (1858–1937)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FF#2
Politics & Law

François Le Friec

1857–1943

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Guingamp lists the most people: 34.

Questions about famous people from Yvias

Who is the most famous person from Yvias?

Jean Laurent (French politician and lawyer (1858–1937)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Le Friec.

How many famous people were born in Yvias?

2 people born in Yvias 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 Yvias known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Yvias?

François Le Friec, born in 1857. The youngest on the list was born in 1858.

Who counts as from Yvias?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Yvias 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 (6)

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.