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Famous people · Guipavas, Finistère

5 famous people were born in Guipavas

At the top of the list is the cyclist Romain Le Roux, covered in 7 languages. Second place goes to the cyclist Emmanuel Crenn, third to Jean-Noël Kerdraon. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 3 of them. The list comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 residents, below the 5 of the typical town in Finistère.

#1 best knownRomain Le RouxSports · born 1992
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Romain Le Roux
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1894
Yves Marie Colin
Youngest
1992
Romain Le Roux
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Guipavas

By how many languages cover them, Romain Le Roux comes first (7), then Emmanuel Crenn (2) and Jean-Noël Kerdraon (2).

Romain Le Roux#1
Sports

Romain Le Roux

born 1992

Cyclist

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EC#2
Sports

Emmanuel Crenn

1932–2020

Cyclist (1932-2020)

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

Jean-Noël Kerdraon

born 1943

French politician

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

When Guipavas’ famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 2 births.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Yves Marie ColinJean-Noël KerdraonEmmanuel CrennRomain Le Roux
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Guipavas is known for

2 of them work in Sports, 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 Guipavas

Still to come: 2 more, from 1894 to 1943.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Brest, at 389.

Questions about famous people from Guipavas

Who is the most famous person from Guipavas?

Romain Le Roux (Cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Emmanuel Crenn and Jean-Noël Kerdraon.

How many famous people were born in Guipavas?

5 people born in Guipavas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Guipavas known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Guipavas?

Yves Marie Colin, born in 1894. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.

Who counts as from Guipavas?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Guipavas 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.