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Famous people · Landéda, Finistère

A single famous person was born in Landéda: Alain Le Marc'hadour

In 1896, the French politician and physician Alain Le Marc'hadour was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. 2 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Saint-Renan, 11 mi away, lists 10, led by Benoît Hamon.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Le Marc'hadour
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1896
Alain Le Marc'hadour
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Landéda

AM#1
Politics & Law

Alain Le Marc'hadour

1896–1978

French politician and physician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Saint-Renan, at 10.

Questions about famous people from Landéda

Who is the most famous person from Landéda?

Alain Le Marc'hadour (French politician and physician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Landéda?

1 people born in Landéda have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Landéda known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Landéda?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Landéda 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.