No famous person born in Kernilis is listed yet
Within 4 mi, Lesneven lists the most: 22, with René Pétillon first. Across Finistère, 165 towns list someone born there. Brest’s 389 names make the longest list in Finistère. After Brest, the next longest list in Finistère is Quimper’s, with 158.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Kernilis (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Kernilis yet.
Famous people born near Kernilis
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Kernilis, with how many people each has.
Guipavas · 10 miRomain Le Roux & 4 more
Plabennec · 5 miJean-Luc Bleunven & 3 moreJAPlouguerneau · 5 miJean-Pierre Allemand & 3 moreJBPlouvien · 3 miJean Bothorel & 2 more
Gouesnou · 9 miVirginie Cueff & 2 moreJTPloudaniel · 5 miJoseph Thomin & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Kernilis
Who counts as from Kernilis?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Kernilis 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)
- Romain Le Roux: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Bleunven: LeCardinal, CC BY 4.0, 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.