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Famous people · Locquirec, Finistère

Locquirec has just one famous person to its name: François Seité

François Seité came into the world in 1923. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Nearby, Morlaix, 10 mi away, lists 96, led by Jean Victor Marie Moreau.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Seité
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1923
François Seité
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Locquirec

FS#1
Military

François Seité

1923–1944

Officer of the Free French Forces, Compagnon de la Libération

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Locquirec

Who is the most famous person from Locquirec?

François Seité (Officer of the Free French Forces, Compagnon de la Libération) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Locquirec?

1 people born in Locquirec 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 Locquirec known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Locquirec?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Locquirec 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.