Corentin Cariou
1898–1942French politician (1898-1942)
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Most widely known is Corentin Cariou, the French politician, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Auguste de Penfentenyo, the French soldier. Within 3 mi, Pont-l'Abbé lists the most: 29, with Régis Le Bris first. Auguste de Penfentenyo (1837) and Corentin Cariou (1898) mark the two ends of the list.

French politician (1898-1942)
#2French soldier
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, Pont-l'Abbé counts 29 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Plobannalec-Lesconil · 2 miAlain Le Breton & 1 more
Guilvinec · 5 miPierre-Jean Berrou & 1 more
Fouesnant · 9 miJoseph Louis Antoine Marie Parquer & 1 moreMBCombrit · 4 miMarc Le BotGCPlomeur · 5 miGary ChaynesFGPlonéour-Lanvern · 7 miFélix Le Garrec
Plomelin · 8 miPierre SouvestreCorentin Cariou (French politician (1898-1942)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste de Penfentenyo.
2 people born in Loctudy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Auguste de Penfentenyo, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 1898.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Loctudy 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.
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