Yves Le Goff
1897–1966Breton writer (1897-1966)
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Photo: Mike Finn from Worcester, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0At the top of the list is the Breton writer Yves Le Goff, covered in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Yves Le Foll and Corentin Halléguen. Only 24 of the 165 towns in Finistère with anyone on record list more. From Corentin Halléguen to Yves Le Foll, the births on the list run from 1832 to 1912.
Two of the three are leaders.
Breton writer (1897-1966)
French politician (1912-1998)
French politician (1832-1899)
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Châteaulin leads the towns around it, with 13 names.
Yves Le Goff (Breton writer (1897-1966)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Yves Le Foll and Corentin Halléguen.
4 people born in Pleyben have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Corentin Halléguen, born in 1832. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pleyben 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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