Famous people born near Mespaul
Within 5 mi, Saint-Pol-de-Léon lists the most: 24, with Louis Floch first. Brest’s 389 names make the longest list in Finistère. After Brest, the next longest list in Finistère is Quimper’s, with 158. Not one famous person on record comes from Mespaul yet.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Mespaul (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Mespaul as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Mespaul
Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Pol-de-Léon’s, at 24 names.
Saint-Pol-de-Léon · 5 miLouis Floch & 23 more
Landivisiau · 8 miDavid Gaudu & 8 more
Plouescat · 7 miDom Duff & 5 moreJGCléder · 5 miJean Guillou & 4 more
Plouénan · 2 miYvonne Reungoat & 3 more
Carantec · 6 miBernez Tangi & 3 moreFKRoscoff · 7 miFrançois Nicolas Pascal de Kerenveyer & 2 more
Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner · 8 miJakez Kerrien & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Mespaul
Who counts as from Mespaul?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mespaul 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 (6)
- Louis Floch: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Gaudu: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dom Duff: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Reungoat: Daniel Daley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernez Tangi: Nonpara, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jakez Kerrien: EvguenieSokolov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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