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Famous people · Coray, Finistère

3 famous people were born in Coray from 1748 to 1942

Most widely known is Charles Madic, the French scientist, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are Jean Mévellec and Joseph Jean-Marie Le Guillou de Kérincuff. Rosporden, 7 mi away, has 5 on its list, the best known Firmin Le Bourhis. Only 36 of the 165 towns in Finistère with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Madic
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1748
Joseph Jean-Marie Le Guillou de Kérincuff
Youngest
1942
Charles Madic
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Coray

Charles Madic leads with articles in 2 languages, ahead of Jean Mévellec (2) and Joseph Jean-Marie Le Guillou de Kérincuff (2).

CM#1
Science & Medicine

Charles Madic

1942–2008

French scientist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JM#2
Politics & Law

Jean Mévellec

1903–1985

French farmworker and trade unionist (1903–1985)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JK#3
Politics & Law

Joseph Jean-Marie Le Guillou de Kérincuff

1748–1823

French politician (1748-1823)

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

What Coray is known for

Share of Coray’s famous people in each field.

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

Nearby, Rosporden has the most on record, with 5.

Questions about famous people from Coray

Who is the most famous person from Coray?

Charles Madic (French scientist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Mévellec and Joseph Jean-Marie Le Guillou de Kérincuff.

How many famous people were born in Coray?

3 people born in Coray have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Coray known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coray?

Joseph Jean-Marie Le Guillou de Kérincuff, born in 1748. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.

Who counts as from Coray?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coray 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.