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Famous people · Cléder, Finistère

From 1830 to 1940, Cléder was the birthplace of 5 famous people

Most widely known is Jean Guillou, the French Catholic priest and composer, with articles in 3 languages. Second place goes to the French writer Vincent Favé, third to Visant Seité. The list’s best known name, Jean Guillou, dates from 1830. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them.

#2 best knownVincent FavéWriting & Arts · 1902–1997
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Guillou
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1830
Jean Guillou
Youngest
1940
Jean Le Bihan
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Cléder

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

JG#1
Faith

Jean Guillou

1830–1887

French catholic priest and composer (1830-1887)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Vincent Favé#2
Writing & Arts

Vincent Favé

1902–1997

French writer (1902–1997)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
VS#3
Writing & Arts

Visant Seité

1908–1993

French writer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Cléder’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 2 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Jean Le BihanLouis GuillouVincent FavéJean Guillou
Writing & ArtsFaithPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Cléder is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cléder

Still to come: 2 more, from 1921 to 1940.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Cléder, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Cléder

Who is the most famous person from Cléder?

Jean Guillou (French catholic priest and composer (1830-1887)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Vincent Favé and Visant Seité.

How many famous people were born in Cléder?

5 people born in Cléder have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Cléder known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cléder?

Jean Guillou, born in 1830. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.

Who counts as from Cléder?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cléder 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 (7)

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.