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Famous people · Kernouës, Finistère

One famous person was born in Kernouës

In 1931, the French association football player Alphonse Le Gall was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. The nearest list is in Landerneau, 10 mi away: 34 names, starting with Aude Biannic.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alphonse Le Gall
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1931
Alphonse Le Gall
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Kernouës

AG#1
Sports

Alphonse Le Gall

1931–2016

French association football player (1931-2016)

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

The longest list nearby is Landerneau’s, with 34.

Questions about famous people from Kernouës

Who is the most famous person from Kernouës?

Alphonse Le Gall (French association football player (1931-2016)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Kernouës?

1 people born in Kernouës have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Kernouës known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Kernouës?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Kernouës 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).

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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.