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Famous people · Kerlaz, Finistère

3 famous people call Kerlaz their birthplace

Most widely known is René Billon, the French association football player, with articles in 3 languages. The French Catholic priest and poet Germain Horellou ranks second, ahead of Pierre Jaïn. René Laennec heads the list in Quimper, 10 mi away, which has 158 names. From Germain Horellou in 1864 to René Billon in 1931, the births cover 67 years.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Billon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1864
Germain Horellou
Youngest
1931
René Billon
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Kerlaz

René Billon leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Germain Horellou (1) and Pierre Jaïn (1).

RB#1
Sports

René Billon

1931–2020

French association football player

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GH#2
Faith

Germain Horellou

1864–1923

French catholic priest and poet

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PJ#3
Writing & Arts

Pierre Jaïn

1904–1967

French sculptor (1904-1967)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Kerlaz is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 1.

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

Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Kerlaz

Who is the most famous person from Kerlaz?

René Billon (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Germain Horellou and Pierre Jaïn.

How many famous people were born in Kerlaz?

3 people born in Kerlaz 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 Kerlaz known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kerlaz?

Germain Horellou, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.

Who counts as from Kerlaz?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Kerlaz 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 (5)

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.