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Famous people · Guilvinec, Finistère

2 famous people were born in Guilvinec

The best known is the French historian Pierre-Jean Berrou, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French writer Georges Tanneau. Régis Le Bris heads the list in Pont-l'Abbé, 5 mi away, which has 29 names. The oldest name on the list belongs to Pierre-Jean Berrou, born in 1930, the newest to Georges Tanneau, born in 1937.

#1 best knownPierre-Jean BerrouWriting & Arts · 1930–2023
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre-Jean Berrou
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1930
Pierre-Jean Berrou
Youngest
1937
Georges Tanneau
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Guilvinec

Pierre-Jean Berrou#1
Writing & Arts

Pierre-Jean Berrou

1930–2023

French historian (1930–2023)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GT#2
Writing & Arts

Georges Tanneau

1937–2013

French writer

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

Of the towns around it, Pont-l'Abbé has the most on record: 29.

Questions about famous people from Guilvinec

Who is the most famous person from Guilvinec?

Pierre-Jean Berrou (French historian (1930–2023)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Tanneau.

How many famous people were born in Guilvinec?

2 people born in Guilvinec 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 Guilvinec known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Guilvinec?

Pierre-Jean Berrou, born in 1930. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.

Who counts as from Guilvinec?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Guilvinec 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 (3)

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.