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Famous people · Garlan, Finistère

Raoul-Pierre Guéguen, born in 1947, is Garlan’s famous person on record

In 1947, the Olympic modern pentathlete Raoul-Pierre Guéguen was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in 10 languages. Go 3 mi to Morlaix and the list grows to 96, with Jean Victor Marie Moreau at the top.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raoul-Pierre Guéguen
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1947
Raoul-Pierre Guéguen
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Garlan

RG#1
Sports

Raoul-Pierre Guéguen

born 1947

Olympic modern pentathlete

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Morlaix has the most people on record, 96 of them.

Questions about famous people from Garlan

Who is the most famous person from Garlan?

Raoul-Pierre Guéguen (Olympic modern pentathlete) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Garlan?

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

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Garlan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Garlan 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).

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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.