#15 famous people were born in Bannalec
Most widely known is Arthur Hervet, the French Catholic priest, with articles in 5 languages. Jean Bourhis and Michel Thersiquel follow. More than half were born in the Belle Époque, 3 in all. The biggest group are leaders: 2.
Born in Bannalec
Counted by languages, Arthur Hervet is ahead of Jean Bourhis and Michel Thersiquel: 5, 2 and 1.
#1
#2Jean Bourhis
1888–1916French aviator and skydiver (1888-1916)
#3Michel Thersiquel
1944–2007Photographer from Brittany
When Bannalec’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Bannalec is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Bannalec
Of the other 2, 2 are leaders.

No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Quimperlé lists the most people: 40.
Quimperlé · 8 miThéodore Hersart de La Villemarqué & 39 moreSGConcarneau · 10 miStéphane Guivarc'h & 24 more
Rosporden · 6 miFirmin Le Bourhis & 4 moreHRPont-Aven · 6 miHenri Rey & 2 more
Moëlan-sur-Mer · 9 miLéon Le Calvez & 2 more
Riec-sur-Bélon · 6 miFrançois Cadoret & 1 moreFPElliant · 10 miFañch Postic & 1 more
Mellac · 6 miLouis Le PensecQuestions about famous people from Bannalec
Who is the most famous person from Bannalec?
Arthur Hervet (French Catholic priest) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Bourhis and Michel Thersiquel.
How many famous people were born in Bannalec?
5 people born in Bannalec have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Bannalec known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bannalec?
Yves Tanguy, born in 1876. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
Who counts as from Bannalec?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bannalec 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 (9)
- Arthur Hervet: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Bourhis: AntonyB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Thersiquel: Thersiquel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Tanguy: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Théodore Hersart de La Villemarqué: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firmin Le Bourhis: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Le Calvez: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Cadoret: Agence Mondial, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Le Pensec: jyc1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.