#15 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.
Born in Guipavas
By how many languages cover them, Romain Le Roux comes first (7), then Emmanuel Crenn (2) and Jean-Noël Kerdraon (2).
#1Emmanuel Crenn
1932–2020Cyclist (1932-2020)
Jean-Noël Kerdraon
born 1943French politician
When Guipavas’ famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Guipavas
Still to come: 2 more, from 1894 to 1943.

No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Brest, at 389.
Brest · 4 miGonzalo Higuaín & 388 more
Landerneau · 7 miAude Biannic & 33 moreFGPlougastel-Daoulas · 4 miFrançois-Mathurin Gourvès & 4 more
Plabennec · 5 miJean-Luc Bleunven & 3 more
Le Relecq-Kerhuon · 2 miJean Callies & 2 more
Gouesnou · 3 miVirginie Cueff & 2 moreJBPlouvien · 8 miJean Bothorel & 2 moreRLLoperhet · 6 miRené du Louët & 1 moreQuestions 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)
- Romain Le Roux: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Yves Boulic: Jean-Yves Boulic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gonzalo Higuaín: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aude Biannic: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Bleunven: LeCardinal, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Callies: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginie Cueff: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.